Treat yourself to some aspect of anatomy, yoga or self-massage.

• Juice your joints with gentle movements (ankle rolls, knee circles, pelvic circles, shoulder rolls, elbow rolls, wrist circles, finger wiggling, head turning, side stretching) - nice to do any time of day and especially in the morning.

• Beverly Davis-Baird of Wisdom Tree Yoga leads 14 minutes of Gentle Morning Yoga to Relieve Stiffness while seated on the edge of a bed or on a chair.

• Try this Pelvic List exercise from Katy Bowman to strengthen the muscles of your pelvis, which in turn impacts balance and stability.

• Head Ramping, also from Katy, is a simple movement to refind head alignment throughout the day, and especially nice to do if you spend part of your day looking at digital devices, reading, knitting, driving - any action where your head or shoulders round forward.

• Finding Wrist Comfort During Yoga

• Self-Myofascial Release Techniques Using Massage Balls: Your Guide to Self-Massage

• Multiple self-massage videos from Ann Swanson Wellness:

  • feet, knees, hip (relieves sciatica & stretches piriformis muscles), low back, hands & fingers, neck & shoulders, face & head (helps relieve headaches), full self-massage (try before bed)

• The bony landmarks of various body parts are explored by the seasoned team of Mary Richards & Lizzie Lasater. Set yourself up by a mirror and discover your own anatomical landmarks.

  • feet, knees, hip joint, pelvis, chest, shoulders