Stretching Breaks

For Back, Neck and Shoulder Health and Stress Management
Sitting for hours, working indoors in an office environment or training seminar can make you feel in need of a good stretch. These stretching exercises are guaranteed to provide your group with an essential ingredient needed for retaining important information and feeling energized. Stretching is a great way of releasing any tension that has accumulated in your muscles. A variety of stretching techniques and exercises can be incorporated in any environment and provide your group with the secrets of effective stress management at work and at home.

• A variety of stress-reduction stretching techniques are demonstrated while remaining in their chairs or meeting space.

Breathing Breaks

There is a fundamental connection between the breath and your physical, mental and emotional states. The breath is the pathway for life to enter the body.

Breathing provides oxygen for the metabolic processes from which we derive the energy to move, think and feel and carries away carbon dioxide. Physical tension in the respiratory muscle between and deep to the ribs can cause tightness in the chest and even chest pain. Relaxed breathing techniques will release tension from the whole of the upper body, including the neck and shoulders. This will improve ability to adjust your breathing to meet changing requirements The breath provides a powerful link between mind and body

• You can influence your physical, mental and emotional states.