Quick Somatic Tool For Balance And Inner Safety

Trauma and chronic stress can sometimes affect our sense of stability and connection to the body, making traditional balance poses feel overwhelming or activating. In this short somatic yoga exercise, we explore an accessible way to build inner safety, body awareness, and steadiness without forcing or pushing. A calming practice for anyone looking to improve balance and reconnect with their body.

Transcript

One of the characteristics of somatics and somatic yoga is proprioception. That's learning where your body is in space in relation to other things and people. If you are clumsy, Like I am or was, That is an indicator that your proprioception skills are a little weak. The way to train them is to do certain movements like balancing, But it's not going into tree pose, For example. It's starting slower. I'm going to show you a quick exercise that you can do at home. I call it grabbing the can on the shelf. You bring your arm up at an angle as though you're grabbing something from a shelf. You bring your opposite leg back, Pointing your toes onto the mat and just connecting there. And then you do the other side grabbing the can from the shelf and bringing your foot back, Your toes connecting to the mat. You could do this. Three to five times, Or even up to 10 times on each side. It really depends on how much you want to add or take away. Try it.