Everybody needs to stretch. It’s that simple. You don’t have to tie yourself up in knots, or become a super yogi. But a little stretching, and mindful breathing goes a really long way in releasing stress, remodeling your posture, and increasing the benefits of chiropractic care.

One of the best resources that I have found online is www.yogatoday.com for great quality, well instructed and non-boring one hour long yoga classes you can do at home. You can get a 2 week free trial of Yoga today by entering the referral code “drchristinec” as the Ambassador ID in the special free trial box on their home page. Or they have one free class per week that you can follow along with. There subscription rate is less than $10 a month, for access to hundreds of yoga classes.

To get a taste here are a couple shorter yoga videos that I recommend from yoga today, you can find many more on their Youtube channel:

Lower Back Pain and Hamstring Stretches:

This one is great to help loosen the lower back and decompress the spine, plus increase your awareness of the core and lower back muscles.

Yoga for Insomnia

Very helpful to sooth the parasympathetic nervous system at the end of the day, to help sleep more soundly so your body can replenish itself.

Shoulder Therapy:

Many people have shoulder problems because of restriction in movement in the upper back and neck, this gets those areas of the spine and upper body moving in a balanced way.

Arm Balancing:

Good for anyone who practices yoga, to learn how to work correctly in arm balancing postures, such as downward dog or a push up position. Great even if you aren’t going to get up into the final balancing posture shown her. Don’t go to a yoga class without practicing this one first!