Welcome to Pilates in Prayer.
Let's start with a prayer.
God,
We ask for healing in our bodies and minds that where there is fear or anxiety you bring peace Where there is pain,
You bring the softening of your love.
Help us to move in your presence.
And feel the comfort of your touch.
Amen.
Ankle weights are optional for today's class.
This will be a relaxing flow,
More focused on your lower body.
As always,
Breathe and move with your breath.
Let's get started.
We'll start simply alternating between child's pose and quadruped.
Breathing and moving mindfully.
And now moving into a cat and cow stretch.
Move slowly and let this be like a massage for your spine.
You Mirroring me,
Bring your left leg out straight and lift and lower your left leg.
Focus on keeping your hips stable.
You And extending your left leg as if drawing a rainbow,
Bringing your left foot to one side of your mat and then the other.
Here you're able to work multiple angles for your glutes and your thighs.
Bring your right forearm down to the mat.
Bend your left knee and pretend you are stomping your left foot on the ceiling.
Getting this nice exercise for your glutes.
And extending your left leg long and then squeezing your knee in towards your chest.
And flowing through this.
Come to lay down on your right side,
Extend your left leg long.
And lifting and lowering your left leg,
You can stay in this arm position propped up on your forearm or you can rest your head in your hand or extend your arm long and lay all the way down.
And as we did before,
You're coming back into a rainbow.
Bringing your left toes to the front of your mat and then to the back.
Working to keep the rest of your body stable.
Thanks for watching!
And bend your knees,
Bring your legs together as though sitting in a chair.
Extending your left leg long and then bending to come back in.
Come back up to your forearm,
Bring your left hand behind your head.
And squeeze left elbow to left knee,
Getting a nice little crunch here for the obliques.
Coming to lay down on your back.
And moving into a roll up,
Going at your own pace in a way that feels good for your body.
And breathing and allowing this to be like a massage for your spine.
And switching sides,
Come back to all fours.
Mirroring me extend your right leg long and lifting and lowering your leg.
You And now rainbowing your right leg from side to side,
Working to keep your hips stable.
Drop your left forearm down.
Bend your right knee and pretend as though you are stomping your right foot on the ceiling.
Extending your right leg long and then squeezing your knee in towards your chest.
Coming to be on your left side.
And lifting and lowering your right leg.
And now coming into that rainbow with your right leg,
Tapping your toes to the front and back of your mat.
Bend your knees,
Bring your legs together as though sitting in a chair.
Extend your right leg long and then bend your knee to bring it in.
Come back onto your left forearm,
Bring your right hand behind your head.
And bring right elbow to right knee for this oblique crunch.
You Come to lay face down.
And bring your hands by your chest.
Moving into a gentle swan pose,
Pushing into your hands to come up and then melt back down.
Move through this gently and mindfully.
Pushing back into a child's pose.
Allowing yourself to completely relax.
Melt away any tension.
And rest.
Into this stillness.
Feeling thankful for this time that you took for yourself.
To be present.
Coming to seated with one leg in front of the other.
And folding over,
Getting a nice stretch in your hips.
And slowly coming up,
Switching sides,
Bring your other leg in front of the other and fold over.
And gently coming up,
Making your way into a comfortable position for a closing prayer.
Appreciating this time of centering to bring into the rest of your day.
You God,
We thank you for this time.
May all of the healing energy and light and presence that was cultivated in this class continue to bless our bodies and to bless all those we touch.
We thank you and we love you.
And we ask you to continue to show your presence in our lives.
Amen.
Thank you for joining me for this pilates and prayer class.
It is so beautiful to move with you in this way.
Connect soon.
Lots of love.
