Morning Yin Yoga For An Amazing Day

We all want to have an AMAZING day and that begins on your mat with a full body stretch focusing on the front and back lines of the body to really open up, uplift, and energize you for your day. End your practice with visualization and affirmations!

Props: 1 blanket rolled up

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Transcript

Hello yogis, My name is April and welcome to the Yoga Ranger studio and welcome to your practice today. Today is a morning in yoga practice. For you to have. And amazing day. Everybody wants an amazing day, Right? So we're gonna do some poses and we're gonna really open things up, The front line and back lines of the body. To really find some spaciousness and lift our energy for an amazing day. The only things you'll need for this practice is a rolled blanket. It can be a blanket of any kind. And we're just gonna roll that up and use that for a couple of our poses. So coming all the way down onto your back. Jump right in. I'm going to come down to where that roll is right underneath the armpits. Start to walk yourself a little bit more. So maybe just the tops of your shoulder heads. Touch the ground. You can have your elbows bent or straight out to the side. Go ahead and walk your feet closer, Bring the bottoms of the feet together and drop the knees open. And just take some nice deep breaths. Maybe inhaling through your nose, Exhaling through your mouth a couple of times. This pose, It's so much easier to really breathe deeply. We're opening the heart, The abdomen, The belly, The sideways. The upper back. Chest and shoulders. Really starting to smooth your breath out and maybe you find you can take your arms up a little further over your head. Fascia starts to loosen and open up. Really tap into that three-part breath, Belly, Chest, Collarbones, Collarbones, Chest, Belly on your exhale. Breathing into your sideways. Nice deep breaths to begin your day. Starting to feel your shoulder blades soften a little bit further to the floor, Maybe your entire shoulders. Are resting on the floor now. Slowly starting to slide one heel out at a time until your legs are stretched out straight. Take a nice deep inhale, Exhale through your mouth. Bring your feet flat, Really close to your body, Knees toward the ceiling, Arms down a little bit lower, And you're gonna start to lift your hips. And shift that blanket roll down. Right underneath. Your pelvis. So this is going to give you some support here so you feel a little bit more stable. We're going to start by bringing that right knee into the chest. You can take your hands in front of the knee or behind the knee on the hamstring. And then start to walk your left leg out. So if you want to come all the way straight, You can or any place in between bent and straight. Really deep stretch for the back line of the body now. Maybe if your knee is still bent, You can start to walk that foot further away from you. Even if your leg is straight, Start to push that heel out a little bit further from you. You feel this in the front of your hip flexors, At the front of your hip and lower abdomen and thighs. Gently start to release that leg. If your legs aren't already straight, Go ahead and start to straighten them out a little bit more. Press through the heels and just take a few breaths here with your legs straight. Let your hips get really heavy into that blanket. Unwind the tension of the front of the hip. Now bending your right knee a little bit, You can start to bring that left knee into your chest. Starting off here, Hands behind the knee or in front of it. Maybe this side you keep that knee bent, Maybe you take this leg straight. Two sides are very different, So honoring where you're at. Noticing whatever sensations come up. Maybe things that are similar or different from the other side. If your leg isn't already straight, Starting to straighten it out a little bit more. And if it is straight, Press through that heel. And then relax. And starting to straighten out your left leg. Taking both legs straight, Maybe this time taking your arms up overhead. Stretching up, Maybe interlacing the fingers inside out. Very gently starting to take your hands down alongside your hips and bending your knees, Bringing your feet flat. You're gonna walk them in and start to lift your hips, Slide that blanket roll. Over to the side. Come all the way down. And walk your feet super wide, Either as wide as your mat or maybe even a little bit wider. You're just gonna start to gently drop your knees side to side, Take your arms out to the side, Palms up or elbows bent. And then drop your knees way over to the left, Letting them come as far as you want. You can stay here with this deep breath. Inner thigh stretch or you can take that left heel on top of that right thigh. A little bit more turn and look over your right shoulder Just about one more minute here. Turn back to center and if you have that left ankle on top of that right thigh, Unhook it. Come all the way back up. Back to your windshield wipering, Gently side to side for a few breaths, Noticing. How the right and left sides feel. And this time dropping your knees over to the right. Choices here again, Maybe you don't do the same thing you did on the last slide, Or maybe you do. You can take that right ankle on top of that outer left thigh, Turn and look over your left shoulder. Or just let those windshield wiper knees drop further down toward the floor. Just one more minute. Softly begin to unwind and turn your head back to center. Bring those knees back through the middle, Just a soft windshield wiper action here. It might even feel good to bring the knees into your chest. Give them a little. . . Roll side to side. Lower back massage. And then dropping the feet wide, Dropping the knees together, Hands to. . . Your belly, One hand to your heart. Imagine standing in a beautiful space, Watching the sun come up and the glorious sun with all the colors. You see this new beginning, This new dawn as opportunity. Is the potential of a day to come. And as you watch the sun rise, You repeat to yourself. I'm strong, Capable and fearless. I am strong, Capable, And fearless. I am open to new experiences, People, Situations. I am open to new experiences, Situations and people. I am confident in my skills and abilities. I am confident in my skills and abilities. Gently start to wiggle your fingers and your toes. Feeling that sunlight, Even if it is not shining where you're at, Feeling the energy of the sun pouring into you from your mind's eye. The warmth on your skin. Gently make your way over onto your right side and up to a seat, Whatever that may be for you. Bring your hands together at heart center. Bow your head softly. Thank you for taking this time for self-care. Starting your day off right. Thank you for sharing your practice with me and with Lucy. We hope that you have the most. Amazing day ever. Peace.