Check that your hips are squared off before sinking deeper.Ĥ. Either straighten your left leg or stay on your back knee.ģ. From the tabletop position, step your right foot between the hands and come up into a lunge position.Ģ. “This is a great way of mindfully checking in first thing in the morning before going into ‘action / auto mode’, and will be a good reminder of the benefits of checking in throughout the day,” she adds.ġ. Move the body in a way that feels good and gets into any sticky parts. Do this on grass or in nature for extra feel benefits.”Īdd on: Intuitive movement in tabletop. “It is both grounding and energising as you stay in contact with the floor whilst opening out the spine and awakening your energy. Move fluidly between the two poses and attach movement to breath in a natural way for you.īenefit: This yoga essential is a wonderful check-in for body, breath and mind, says Lawrence.

Then exhale and tuck the chin towards the chest, tucking under your tailbone (posterior tilt) and reach down through the hands to arch the space between the shoulder blades, rounding the spine.ĥ. Allow your tailbone to tilt towards the ceiling (anterior tilt) and draw the breastbone forward whilst lifting the chin away from the collarbones.Ĥ. As you inhale, drop the belly, press the chest forward and look up.ģ. Come into a tabletop position on the floor, with your hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips.Ģ.

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