Day 9: Beginner Breathing & Relaxation Exercises - Whole Body Wellness Challenge

It's Breathing & Relaxation Exercises Day in my Whole Body Wellness Challenge for beginners! This real-time relaxation routine is simple, but effective in helping relax & relieve stress and anxiety. Buy a worksheet with this routine: https://www.askdoctorjo.com/wellness-challenge-breath-relax-beginner-worksheet

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For the warm up, let's go right into diaphragmatic breathing or belly breathing. This is a great way to relax the body, and it’s great to do these through all the stretches.


Next is box breathing. It is also great to use imagery with this and imagine you are making a box with your eyes while you are breathing.


Then you will do deep chest breathing with a jumping jack movement with your arms. This is also great to stretch and lengthen your spine.


Now for some stretches to help the body relax. Pelvic tilts, trunk rotation, single knee to chest, double knee to chest, cat/cow, and child’s pose will help loosen the muscles and calm them down.


Finally, a corpse pose, or savasana, is a great way to finish up a relaxing routine.

Congratulations on finishing Day 9 of my Whole Body Wellness Challenge. See you back here for Day 10: https://youtu.be/OlXsGu54oCo

More Ask Doctor Jo Videos:

Dr. Jo's Whole Body Wellness Challenge Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPS8D21t0eO8TIJCEKgYdrY1IaGex1Zgs

Relieve Stress & Anxiety with Relaxing Stretches:
https://youtu.be/BLIKQwHITyc

Relieve Stress & Anxiety with Simple Breathing Techniques:
https://youtu.be/odADwWzHR24

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Day 9: Beginner Breathing & Relaxation Exercises - Whole Body Wellness Challenge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBm0H8Z48c8
https://www.askdoctorjo.com/wellness-challenge-breath-relax-beginner

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