Dear Connie,
Thanks for watching and practicing with us on Yogatoday! The best overall, gentle posture and stretch that comes to mind is “Inverted Waterfall.” To get into this posture, lie on floor with your legs up in the air with your seat against a wall. You may also take your legs into a wide angle, keeping thighs rotating towards the wall. Gravity as well as the weight of your legs will help stretch your sciatic nerves. You may bend the knees somewhat if straight legs are too uncomfortable.
If you feel comfortable, try moving on to Wide Separate Leg Posture. Standing on the length of your mat, take your legs out wide, but do not jeopardize your ankles. Have a block to place under your hands and bend your knees as you fold forward. Try to keep your back straight – this may mean keeping your knees bent the whole time!
Namaste,
Sarah
Hi Sarah, could you remove your you tube video on the five tibetan rituals. Far too complicated, not the five rituals. Most comments on the video are requesting its removal for the same reason-it might put people off.
Hi, I thought I’d share a yoga poem. Namaste … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuepaRt7Beo
This is my favourite stretching and yoga pose. Its a great pose to do on regular occasion for great posture.
thanks
This is great information, thanks for sharing these poses. The top pose has been extremely beneficial for me when I am feeling pressure in my lower back from sitting long periods of time. I will share this link on our blog (http://www.thesciaticafix.com) as we are constantly trying to find the latest and greatest stretches and exercise to help relieve sciatica and lower back pain. Thanks, and take care!