Yoga Practice:
Wrist Rolls
Overview:
Wrist Rolls are a yoga warm up that help mobilize the wrist joints, and engages and releases forearm musculature.
Instructions:
From a seated or standing position, clasp your hands together with your fingers interlaced. Begin tracing slow figure-eight movements with the hands, rolling through the joints of the wrist.
Repeat several times, then reverse directions.
Helpful Hints:
To experiment with body awareness and sensation, interlace your fingers as you normally would, but then move every finger up one position so that the other thumb ends up on top. Then explore Wrist Rolls with this non-habitual grip.
Never overdo or force any yoga movement. If you begin to experience discomfort or pain, release the posture. Find a variation of the posture that serves your body and practice best.
Practice with self-compassion and non-judgement.
Wrist Rolls can be done standing, sitting in a chair.
Content from NYCDOE YMTP² curricular materials