Begin in a lunge position, with the right knee forward. Move the left arm overhead in large circles, feeling for movement through the whole side body. Make sure you’re connecting breath to the movement here. Stay playful and imaginative: perhaps your arm is painting the walls and ceiling, or maybe you’re moving through an underwater […]
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Stand upright, sensing moment by moment for a dynamic, active alignment in your bones. Stretch the arms overhead on an inhalation, feeling for a pleasurable stretch through the torso. On the exhale, simply release your effort and return to neutral. Try several different angles for your stretch. After a few repetitions, add a generous bend […]
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Stargazing
Stand upright, sensing moment by moment for a dynamic, active alignment in your bones. Cradle the back of the skull in the palms, with the thumbs extending downward alongside the neck-spine and the elbows spread wide. Gently lean back into this “pillow,” allowing your gaze to travel upward and your jaw to release open. Stay […]
Stand upright, sensing moment by moment for a dynamic, active alignment in your bones. Allow the chin to fall toward the chest. Slowly, breath by breath and vertebra by vertebra, allow the spine to follow the crown of the head downward into a forward fold. Make sure that the joints of the legs are bending […]
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Side Stretch
Reach overhead and clasp one wrist with the opposite hand. Using gentle traction on your wrist, lengthen into a gentle side stretch, feeling for opening and release in the space between the ribs. Soften the jaw, soften the belly and soften the knees, allowing for a generous, spontaneous breath through an open mouth. If it’s […]