The back is a complex structure supporting the body and enabling movement, while the neck, or the cervical spine, supports the head and provides flexibility. It is important to keep these structures healthy. Here is a technique to keep the back and the neck healthy.
METHOD:
* Position a yoga wheel, approximately 40cm in diameter and 15cm in width.
* Sit upright, cross-legged on a mat.
* Keep the yoga wheel behind the back.
* Hold the wheel with your hands and pull it close to the lower back.
* Slowly bend back on the rim of the wheel.
* Roll the shoulders out and open the chest.
* Extend the neck towards the wheel.
* Stay in the posture for around 50 seconds, breathing slowly and steadily.
* Slowly sit upright.
* Repeat and relax.