Chair Pose

1. Stand with feet together or hip-width apart, arms at sides.

2. Inhale and raise arms overhead, palms facing each other or touching.

3. Exhale and bend knees, sitting hips back as if sitting in a chair.

4. Lower hips until thighs are as parallel to floor as possible.

5. Keep knees tracking over toes, not extending beyond them.

6. Shift weight into heels, engaging core and lengthening tailbone down.

7. Keep chest lifted and gaze forward, shoulders away from ears.

8. Hold with steady breath, then inhale to straighten legs and lower arms.