"Shoulder Work"

from www.musicteacherhelper.com

I have been making many long trips to visit many family over the last month.  One day on my way home, I saw one of those orange construction signs along the side of the road that read "SHOULDER WORK".  Though I realized that the sign was referring to the edge of the road, I thought of MY shoulders.  So I put my hands on the steering wheel at 11 & 2, with shoulders/arms relaxed and did some shoulder raises, inhaling up, exhaling down. Then I did some slow shoulder circles.  Lastly, I inhaled shoulders forward and back.   The biggest challenge was keeping my eyes and focus on the road! I felt so refreshed after this little yogic practice.  The last hour of my  21/2 hour drive went so fast!  I felt refreshed and more focused on my driving.  I found myself sitting more upright too!

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