Beginner Deep Relaxation:
Engage: Hip flexors, spine, neck, shoulders, and lower back
Please take caution when attempting any physical movement. Awareness is an important aspect to grounding oneself in the moment.
Practice self-awareness, listen to your body, and pull back from any pose that hurts.
Child’s pose, corpse pose, or mountain pose are great options for resting positions in between pose attempts.
Please talk to your doctor if you have any concerns or are potentially pregnant before participating in any unfamiliar poses or practices.
ALWAYS listen to your body.
We are here to cultivate space and opportunity for mind, body, and spirit connection.
Meditative Seat A great position for a seated meditation. Sit cross-legged on the mat, feet flexed to protect the knees, engage core as the spine lengthens, and bring hands to knees with palms up. Use blocks or books underneath knees for elevation. A folded blanket beneath sits-bones may allow for an even sense of grounding in addition to blocks.
Easy Seated Pose with a Twist Cross legs at the shins. ensure sits bones are grounded evenly, opposite hand to opposite knee, other hand behind you supporting a straight spine. Twist from the center, squared shoulders with twist and bring the gaze behind you.
Knee-to-Chest Begin flat on the ground, legs extended out towards the top of the mat. Bend knee, clasp both hands underneath bent knee (on shin likely), and bring nose to knee as you activate your core. Keep extended leg engaged and grounded. Switch legs to ensure a balanced stretch.
Partial Cow Face Pose Begin seated with legs stretched out in front of you, bend left knee and drop knee towards left side, bringing heel to opposite hip/glute. Bring right leg over left, stacking knees on top of each other pressing heels toward glutes. Keep sit bones and glutes grounded evenly. Focus on a straight spine, squared shoulders, and the energy moving from ground to the crown of the head. Gently press palms together, lower your gaze, and sink into this pose. Be sure to switch stacked legs to ensure a balanced practice. :)
Half Pigeon Pose Begin in downward dog. Sweep left leg back and up towards the ceiling, similar to three-legged-dog. Lead with left knee, press into mat with both squared shoulders and strong hands. Left knee reaches for planted hands and touches down, left side of left leg is grounded into the mat. Back leg reaches further back. Let squared hips slowly drop to settle into the pose. Lead with an open chest and upward gaze. Be sure to switch legs and give the same love to the right leg.
Puppy Pose Begin in table top pose - knees directly beneath hips, flat back, hands on mat directly beneath squared shoulders. Come down on to forearms, lead with your chest/heart, and keep your head in line with your spine. Slide hands out as far as comfortable, lead with the heart, and keep hips/knees/lower half in starting position. Release tension in lower back and breathe deeply.