Yoga For Days You Feel Off: Gentle Reset

Feeling tired, disconnected, unmotivated, or simply “off”? This gentle 19-minute yoga practice uses slow, accessible movements, stretches, and relaxation to help you reconnect with your body without pushing yourself. You’ll move through gentle twists, stretches, supported relaxation, and Savasana, followed by simple suggestions for creating a more soothing environment. Come exactly as you are — even if today is a potato-couch kind of day.

Transcript

Hi, Today's video is for the days that you feel off. Like me today, I thought, Okay. This is gonna be tough, But. . . How can yoga help me? On days like this where I mean, Nothing serious, Nothing major is happening. I just. . . I'm just not in the mood. I don't feel like doing anything. There is so much Netflix you can watch, Right? So the first questions you should ask yourself is. . . Did you sleep enough? Like in quantity and in quality. Did you eat enough? Quantity and quality. Did you interact socially with people? Or are you isolating yourself? If this is the case, Maybe that's one of the things you should work on. Um. . . Did you enjoy yourself? Did you do something for fun? Did you go out in nature? Once all this is raise it out like you. Either you could not do or. Well, Yeah, It's just not done. What about writing? Journaling. Putting down your feelings. My schedule is here. And yeah, Maybe that's something also you should work on. If you don't even feel like this, And you just feel like, Okay, Your body needs moving, Then Um. . . Yeah, So let's do that right away. I have a weird setup for the camera, But don't mind it. It's because I'm going to do many things on the floor because when you don't feel like it, You're not even going to. Have the strength. To stand up much, But. . . What if you're standing because you're just going to get out of bed? And so let's do it. You stand. You watch the screen, My head is cut off. You just have to imagine. It's very easy. You grow as tall as you can. You push into your feet. You relax the shoulders, And then breathe. The chin comes towards the chest. And you were all down. And you breathe. We're going to stay there at least 5 minutes. So take your time, Don't rush anything whenever you feel, Or wherever you feel a tension. Try to release that tension What I like to do, As you can see, Is bend one knee and then alternate. I don't. . . Want you to absolutely touch the floor with your hands. That is. What I want you to do is slightly bend the knees so you have the belly coming onto your thighs. Your head and your arms are so heavy that they are the ones bringing you down and the whole upper body is heavy and you feel this weight and the gravity is pulling you down. Breathe deeply. Send. Your hands. Parallel to your feet. Each time you can go a bit further. Thank you. Relax. You can say yes with the head. You can say no. And you can say maybe. This is a posture to let go, Because all the things you carry on your shoulders, You can just choose to let go. Drop dead. Keep the weight of your body in your feet, Don't put weight on your hands if your hands are touching the floor. Now we're not even gonna roll up. We're going to bend, First we open the feet. Separate the feet on each extremities of the mat. Then the distance of your hips. And then you bring your hips down and if your heels come off the floor, It's fine. And just that. Try to have the whole upper body rounding. And slowly come down. Just the bum on the floor. Okay. Let's roll down completely. Then you're going to separate your feet as wide as the mat. And you're gonna bring both knees down. That's why it's important to have both your feet. Separated enough. Because if they are too close, Look, It goes like this. This is not what we're looking for. We want. Wide feet. And then we bring the knees down. So it's the windshield wipers, Right? You can do them a few times a bit fast, But then Stop. Stay in one position. And try to deepen that position by relaxing. Relaxing the face. The neck. Shoulders. Back. Upper back, Middle back, And lower back. Side here. The hips, The pelvis. News. Ankles and feet or relax. Okay, To the other side. Breathe deeply from the belly. Relaxing the whole body from the top of the head to the tip of the toes Let's put a bit more movement into the body now. Go back and forth. Feel how your bringing back energy into your body. I mean it's not energy like fire. It's just like from frozen water to liquid water, You know. I tell my students that this is the best. Compliments they can give me if they yawn during my class because it means that their body is relaxing. And. . . But they feel safe. And. . . Yeah, They're just relaxing. So it's a really good sign. Next posture, We're gonna do legs up, Like this. If you can't straighten your legs completely, It's fine. We just roll a bit to the sides. If you want to do this, This bend, It's possible. And you're just gonna press the heels towards the ceiling Then you bring your arms up like this. And last one, What you do is. . . Shake but the soft shake like. Seaweed, You know. So it's not just bicycle, Most people instinctively just do bicycle, But you can move to the sides as well. And in diagonal, And in circles, And. . . And you can just shake, Shake, Shake. Feel the sensations in your body. Now for the next posture, What we're going to do is. . . Catch. Bolster, Pillow, Block, Whatever you have And bring that underneath your pelvis. And relax like this. Try to relax your entire body. Have a smooth breath If you feel like you could go a bit further, What you can do is. . . Place the block on the second height. Or put another pillow on top of the first one that you put But for me, It's a bit too much for today, So I'm not going to explain it. Not go back. To the first position. When I bring my arms up like this, I stretch also my shoulders. If it's not comfortable, Don't do it. Come out of the posture, Slowly bend the knees. Bring your arms around your body, Push the feet together. Into the floor, Lift the hips just enough to let go of the body. Whatever you put under the pelvis. And relax. Fill your body into the floor. You I hope that was enough time for you to integrate whatever happened to your body. I like to. Retroverse my pelvis Catch my knees. And come up. As simple as that. Again, Whenever you don't feel so well, Here are a few tips. It's to accommodate your space. So it starts with your senses. Um. . . For the. Side, Is the light all right? Are the colors around you harmonious enough? Or do you wish to change that? Then it's up to you. If you prefer to be in darkness, Just wear a mask. Um, Do you have a playlist that could ease your mood? Maybe you want to just linger into that mood, Maybe you want to change it and music is. . . To be very helpful to change my mood. Another one is the smell, So what if you put. . . A candle or. Diffuse essential oil perfume, Whatever is in your hands. What if you cook something? Um. . . Know or just eat an orange who knows sometimes an orange is fresh enough to give you that vitamin C and peps that you need too. Feel alive and punchy again. Um. Like it works for the perfume, Obviously, One of my trick is to bring in Synergy by doTERRA, The brand doTERRA. I think is the best. And it's called Citrus Bliss. And it's full of grooms and it's. . . So refreshing and gives you that little peep of dynamism. So yeah, Think about your senses in that way. Um whatever temperature. If it's too hot, Maybe you need to slow down so it's cooler. If you're cold, Then maybe you want to wear something warm so you can feel better. Maybe a hot water bottle can help in that sense. Drinking some tea This is the idea of. . . Your senses can help you feel better. And it sounds so trivial. This is so true, Right? So, Yeah. And make sure that you also wear loose clothes. And you don't feel too much. Tightness and pressure because it cannot help your mood to be bright. And shame me if you feel oppressed. Okay, That was my two cents of wisdom for today. I hope you liked it. I hope you took notes. I hope you're going to like this video. Maybe save, Maybe share with a friend who needs it. All right, Cheers.