This yoga wrist stretch is an excellent way to increase your wrist's tolerance of strain and pressure. In my experience as a yoga practitioner and teacher, the importance of wrist mobility and strength cannot be underemphasized. Wrist strength is key to so many poses and to ensuring a lifelong, healthy practice.
- Sit on your heels and place your hands on the floor with your fingertips facing your knees.
- If this feels too intense, lift your hips off your heels a little and lean forward for five breaths.
- If you want to deepen the stretch, lean backward into your heels.
For even more variety, repeat this stretch with your fingers pointed out to the side, parallel to the top of the mat (and then inward toward themselves), leaning from left to right to increase and decrease pressure.