It is a simple thing but most people do not rotate the next left and right or raise and lower the neck you can assist your neck with a towel wrapped around it Just make sure you are not pulling the towel downwards it is just there to comfort your neck when you start moving it Stretching to the side opens your sides shoulders and hips It also opens the chest stretches out the throat and neck Proper breathing is important hold the core tight and breath nice and deep and nice and slow Many people don t hold the core in therefore the abs get lazy and your breathing becomes shallow so the air goes down into the diaphragm rather then going upwards into your lungs Forward fold stretches your lower back and open your hips Laying on yoga blocks decompresses the spine opens the shoulders chest and your heart This is great way to relax and alleviate stress tension depression and anxiety