• Sit in a chair with a tall, elongated spine; feet are flat on the floor, hip-width apart, insteps parallel. Roll shoulders down and away from the ears. Head faces forward. 
• Raise your arms overhead with upper arms by your ears.
• Hook the fingers with right palm facing up and left palm facing down; fingers of both hands are curled slightly.
• Inhale and feel yourself growing taller, stretching from the waist. On the exhalation, bend your upper body to the right, gently pulling your left arm up and over toward the right side.
• Straighten your arms as much as possible. Hold for 8 to 12 slow, deep breaths. Make sure your shoulders haven’t crept up.
• Inhale and release your hands. Exhale and lower your arms; upper body returns to center.
• Raise your arms overhead and repeat on the opposite side with fingers hooked, left palm facing up, right palm facing down.
• Repeat 3 to 5 times on each side.

Tip: If you've been seated for a long time, try this beneficial stretch while standing.

Benefits:

• stretches muscles along the sides of the body
• improves spinal flexibility
• relieves tension and stress