My Head Be Light

When I feel frazzled or fidgety, a long forward fold is my go-to posture, standing or seated. To fold forward and just breathe is a nice change from our typical uprightness much our awake time. Seated with the legs extended forward, I use several blocks stacked between my legs in this posture. Alleviating tension in the neck by letting my head be held by the props, this, letting go of the physical weight of my hair, skull, brain, muscles and all, takes time, more or less depending on the mental weight holding it up. In the picture, I have two blocks stacked to compensate my tight hamstrings, back and neck. When the skull can release its weight, the relaxation ricochets throughout the rest of the body. This may take many breaths or a few minutes, and may take effort to relax into. Find a mantra to say, counting or not 108 times with beads in this Seated Forward Bend, Paschimottanasana.