• Stand straight with feet together and arms alongside the body.
• Breathing in, raise the arms in front at shoulder height, palms facing each other – stretch.
• Breathing out, twist the torso and the arms to the right, keeping the hands parallel to each other and the feet firmly planted on the ground.
• Lengthen the spine and twist at the waist, chest, shoulders and neck without leaning back. Look over the right shoulder. Resist the rotation of the hips.
• Hold.
• Gently release, and bring the arms back to the front.
• Lower the arms. If tired, you may shake them out.
• Repeat steps 1-7, twisting to the left hand side.

• Improves flexibility of the spine, strengthens legs and arms.

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