Six Week Cancer Support Group Class Series

Breaks from Class 4: Go Big - Stress Buster

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST to play all the breaks to make one practice.

  • Reconnect with Yourself.

  • Practice simple tools to manage stress.

  • Manage stress and pain with simple stretching and breathing breaks.

I. SEATED

I. SEATED 1: Shoulders Rolls & Finger Stretch Breath (3:46)

I. SEATED 2: (5:25) The ‘1-2-3’ Shoulder Stretch & Find a New Stretch  & Finger Press Breath

II. STANDING (or seated as fits your practice today)

II. STANDING 1: (3:27) ‘Tip-to-Toe’ Stretch/’Finger Stretch Breath’

II. STANDING 2: (5:28) Wide-Legged Add On/’Goal Post Breathing’/ ‘It’s a Wrap Breathing’

II. Standing 3: (5:00) Tree Pose & ‘Choose a Breathing Pattern’

 

II. STANDING 4: Tree Pose Challenge (1:32) 

III. SEATED

III. Seated 1: (2:17)  The Physiological Sigh 

I. SEATED 2: Shoulders Rolls & Finger Stretch Breath (3:46)

III. SEATED 3: (4:07)  Cat/Cow and Seated Twist

III. SEATED 4: (2:30) The Noticing Breath

Make a Plan … If you like, choose one breath to do later when you want to change how you are feeling. Practice 3 to 5 breaths, choosing your breathing patters. A longer breath in can be energizing. A longer breath out can lower blood pressure.

2. Then choose on stretch to do.

You now have a 2-minute plan to use later or to teach someone!