Sit up straight on the floor with both legs stacked on top of one another to your side.
Bend your knees to 90 degrees.
Use your opposite arm to the side your legs are on to support your body.
Straightening your knee, move your top leg back behind you as though reaching your foot across to the other side.
Lift your chest up and rotate your shoulders as far round to the front as you can.
Place your other hand under the palm of your supporting hand and inhale.
Exhale and drop your body forwards towards the floor.
Ensure you keep your shoulders open, rotating them away from your front leg.
Inhale to ease off the stretch a little.
Exhale to deepen the stretch again.