Yoga For Breast Cancer – Forward Fold

By: Diana Ross, E-RYT 500 Co-Founder of Breast Cancer Yoga.

What can I say? Just resting your feet up while you dangle down is bliss. Let yourself go. Oh Yeah! This can be so relaxing and releasing for tight shoulders or coming out of a back bend. We under estimate sitting in a chair and hanging down.

Benefits

• Broadens side body/obliques/quadratus lumborum
• Assists in lengthening the spine and opening shoulder rhomboids
• Rejuvenates and relaxes the lower spinal muscles
• Relieves neck and lower back pain when the head and torso supported
• Encourages relaxation through stretching
• Reduces excessive kyphosis in the upper thoracic back
• Stretches chest and axillae, and gluteals independently
• Draws the breath to the back body creating space in the lungs
• Brings blood to the head, pelvis and broadens sacrum
• Slows heart rate
• Facilitates an immediate relaxation response

Instructions

1. Begin seated on edge of stable chair so
2. pelvis tilts forward with legs extended,
3. place large bolster in underneath feet .
4. INHALE, lift and lengthen spine upwards.
5. EXHALE, come forward and drape your body over thighs. Let your arms dangle down.
6. Stay in the pose and enjoy the breath
7. coming to the back body. When settled
8. into the pose continue to release the
9. spine and open shoulders out to side
10. more.
11. Rest and enjoy the deep opening into the
12. back body.

To experience the benefits of yoga for breast cancer, it is essential that you begin with simple, gentle yoga movements. You should also consult a doctor before you begin practicing yoga. It is also necessary that you follow a yogic diet that consists of a mainly vegetarian diet to enhance the benefits of yoga.

About Diana Ross: E-RYT 500 restorative yoga teacher, survivor that cares and founder of Breast Cancer Yoga. Diana is making a difference with Breast Cancer Yoga therapeutic products designed to support you emotionally and physically during breast cancer . We want to give you the attention and personal service you need so please email us at info@breastcanceryoga.com if you have questions.