Desk Yoga - Foot Excerises & Tips for Happy Feet!

Oh our poor feet, squashed up in our shoes all day long. One of the amazing things about foot exercises is you can literally do them under your desk without anyone noticing. Just slip off your shoes and get going.  Check out these simple tips to keep your feet happy! 

Yes people. Its that simple. Stretch out those toes.

• Take your shoes and socks off and stretch them out.
• Try and separate the toes so you can feel space between each toe.
• Give them a wiggle. 
• Lift all the toes off the floor while keeping the balls of the feet on the floor. 
• Feel the arches of the feet lifting. Strangely the arches of your correspond to your pelvic floor. Close your eyes and see if you can feel a very light lift in the lower abdomen.

• Stretch our legs out in front of you. 
• Press out through the heels of your feet. 
• Pulls the toes back towards your shins.
• You may even feel your hamstrings lengthening.

• Also known as 'high heels' 'yogi feet' 'demi point'
• Keep the toes drawing back to your shins. 
• Press through the balls of the feet.
• You may feel the insides of the legs lengthening here.

• Now stretch your toes all the way forward as far as possible. 
• Feel the top on the foot stretching.
• Feel like a Ballerina!

Get a foot roller.
This little gadget is amazing. Great for massaging out the feet and releasing tension. The results from these foot rollers are amazing. After use you may feel more grounded and balanced resulting in less tension in other parts of the body. You can pop it on the floor under your desk and roll away!
I remember traveling once on Air India and they even had foot rollers built into the foot rests, great! I think this one is from Body Shop but you can pick them up all over the place. 

Stand on the Earth

• Get out the office on your lunch break, find a patch of grass in a nearby park if you can and take your shoes off.
• Give your feet a wiggle around. 
• Feel the earth under your feet.
• Neutralize yourself from all the electrical waves from your computer, phones and whatever else is in your workplace. 

This is one of our faves. Not sure about the exact scientific facts on this but it feels great! Standing on the earth and feeling our feet can take us out of intense brain action into being able to feel our bodies. This helps us get back in tune with ourselves leaving us feeling refreshed and rejuvenated! 

Hope you enjoyed these Happy Feet Tips. Please leave comments, love, questions and suggestions for future posts in the box below. 
Loads of Love

Hana & Aya