Create Your Own Yoga Ritual
Build strength within your range-of-motion in your hamstrings and watch as the rest of your body responds. A slow, steady practice with some standing balance. A set of blocks might be helpful as well as a blanket for the knees.
In this practice we'll focus on our spinal health, from head to tailbone. A series of exercises and classic yoga postures to help reduce stiffness along the spine, and that accommodate for any back pain. Optional props: a set of blocks, a blanket or two, possibly a bolster.
In this sequence, we'll skip the traditional crunches and core exercises, and swap them for mindful, active breathing, in familiar yoga postures to help engage the full circumference of your core. Working the core is great for stabilizing your spine, and can even reduce back pain. Suggested props: optional blocks and a blanket. Suitable for all levels.
Easy does it with the thoracic spine. We’ll warm the body and move through some exercises that will help us improve, or maintain, the mobility in our mid-back, where we tend to be tense/stiff. These exercises are great for our posture, and can help make breathing easier, and more free!
In this practice, we’ll focus our attention on the thoracic spine, the area of the spine that’s mostly supported by the rib cage. We’ll work to build mobility in this part of the spine that can stiffen as we age. We’ll strengthen the muscles that support our posture, and we’ll take some really nice twists to close. This is a feel good practice! Suitable for all levels.
In this feel good morning routine well focus on reducing stiffness in the spine through gentle movement, including some twisting, some sun breaths, and a mild inversion. Finish feeling warmed from the inside out and ready to take on the day. Level 1. Blocks and a blanket would be helpful but not required.