Starting Position • Sit on a bench or chair with perfect posture, and your feet straight ahead and flat on the floor • Place your right arm behind your body and lower your right shoulder Procedure • Tuck your chin (give yourself a double chin) and point it toward your left shoulder • Lift your left hand over the top of your head and place it by your right ear • Gently lower your chin toward your left shoulder until a stretch is felt on the right side of the base of the neck, slightly posterior to the midline • Hold for the prescribed time Coaching Cues • Maintain good posture throughout stretch • Stretch only to the point of “slight” discomfort Where You Should Feel It • A stretch of the levator scapulae, the base of the neck slightly posterior to midline