Roll Your Feet

here’s how:

• Place a ball (tennis, lacrosse or pink bouncy all work) under your foot, just behind the big toe mound.

• Using your other foot to support yourself, put as much gentle weight on the ball as you can tolerate.

• Alternate putting more weight on the ball as you inhale, then taking some weight off the ball as you exhale.

• Repeat for 6 to 8 breaths.

• Now place the ball farther back, just in front of your heel.

• Again, alternate putting more weight on the ball as you inhale, then taking some weight off the ball as you exhale.

• Repeat for 6 to 8 breaths.

• Now roll the ball down the length of your foot, back and forth about 5 times.

• Repeat on other foot.

here’s why:

Studies have shown that foot rolling provides a host of benefits, including: relieves stress, decreases anxiety, diminishes pain, and supports sleep. Plus: it feels good.