Hey loves,
Thank you for making time to reconnect here and most importantly,
Thank yourself.
Here are some techniques and simple yoga movements to release any agitation,
Grumpies,
Anger,
And you can even use them to stretch out and wake up the system.
Let's start with getting the grumpies out.
Take a comfortable seated position if you haven't already.
So maybe you feel a little sad or angry today.
If you do,
Give in to these emotions by even making a sad or angry face.
Now take your really big breath in and blow all those bad feelings away.
Now let's do it again just in case they didn't all go.
Take a really big breath in and blow those feelings away.
Sit up really tall,
Maybe smile a little smile.
Take another breath in and let the air all the way out.
So now crunch up your toes and make all the muscles in your legs really strong and tense.
Pull your belly in and squeeze the muscles in your arms.
Make your hands into fists and crunch up your face.
And if you want to squeeze your eyes shut,
Feel free to do so.
Now take a long breath in and as you let the air out,
Slowly let your muscles release and let go.
Take another long breath in and let the air out with a sigh as you let your whole body relax.
Now we're gonna do some gentle neck and shoulder stretches.
Sit up tall and slowly gently let your head fall to one side.
Breathe in and breathe out.
Sit up tall again and slowly gently let your head fall to the other side.
Breathe in and breathe out.
Feel how heavy your head is.
Sit up tall one more time.
Slowly roll your head towards your belly.
Breathe in and breathe out.
Sit up tall and take another long breath in and let it all the way out.
Now let's focus on the shoulders.
Sit up tall and pull your belly in.
Squeeze your shoulders up high as you can.
Try to touch your shoulders to your ears.
Take a long breath in,
Let it out and lower your shoulders down.
Now make circles with your shoulders.
Lift them up and then press them back.
Lower them down and then press them forward.
Keep going rolling your shoulders in a big circle.
Do it one more time.
Roll your shoulders in a big circle.
Now give your shoulders a good wiggle.
Shake them out.
Finally,
This is one of my favorite poses.
Draw your hands to your heart and inhale and exhale.
We're going to send energy to the neck and shoulders,
Also known as Eagle Arms.
By sending the fingertips out,
As we sit up nice and tall and keep it soft as you lift up through the heart.
As we cross the right arm underneath the left and bend the elbows as we wrap them around.
Maybe the palms touch,
Maybe they don't.
Just let the fingertips come wherever they naturally touch.
So we're going to inhale as we lift the fingertips and elbows up.
Exhale,
Fingertips out.
Again,
Inhale fingertips up and reach and exhale fingertips out.
Keep it soft and find what feels good.
Keep breathing and think of the breath as energy.
Breathing into the upper back body and breathing into the shoulders.
This move is great for circulation of the upper body and just stay in this position as long as you can until you feel the neck and shoulders have had a really good stretch.
Staying in the present moment and you can even play with the fingertips and elbows as you inhale and fingertips out as you exhale.
Again,
Finding what feels good and slowly we will unravel and release and bring the palms to the top of the thighs or knees and just take a moment to notice the energy in the upper body and relax the shoulders and keep your heart soft and open.
And let's do the other side.
Sending the fingertips out and we sit up nice and tall and keep it soft as you lift through the heart.
Now we will cross the left arm underneath the right and bend the elbows as we wrap them around.
Maybe the palms touch,
Maybe they don't.
And just let the fingertips come wherever they naturally feel to fall.
So we are going to inhale as we lift the fingertips and elbows up.
Exhale,
Fingertips out.
Again,
Inhale,
Fingertips up and reach and exhale,
Fingertips out.
Keep it soft and find what feels good.
Keep breathing and think of the breath as energy.
Breathing again to the upper back body and breathing into the shoulders.
Again,
Stay in this position as long as you wish until you feel satisfied with your stretch.
Staying in the present moment,
Finding what feels good.
Moving the fingertips and elbows up as you inhale and fingertips out as you exhale.
And again,
When you're ready,
Release and unravel the palms to the knees or thighs and just take a moment to be present and to notice how you feel.
This is Safe Circle.
Thank you for making time to reconnect the Earth and most importantly,
Thank yourself.
Namaste.
