Travel Yoga (25 page)

Keep your left foot planted firmly and your left leg straight.

Your upper body should be tall and straight and your shoulders relaxed.

Stand strong for fifteen seconds.

Slowly return to a standing position and repeat the stretch to the other side.

Stand straight, take a deep breath, and prepare to relax.

Stretch your arms up toward the sky.

Bend your knees slightly and exhale.

Drop your arms and upper body toward the ground and let your neck hang.

Relax your head and shoulders and take deep, full-body breaths.

Let everything sag toward the ground while you bend over.

For extra rejuvenation, reach around and lightly pound your fists on your lower back.

Return to a standing position by slowly walking your hands up your legs.

Make haste slowly
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—Zen master