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🌻 Simple Everyday Stretches for Mobility

​🌱 Mobility Starts Here: Your Simple Everyday Yoga Flow

​Looking to improve your flexibility and ease movement in your daily life? Incorporating just a few simple stretches can make a world of difference. Here’s a relaxed and approachable yoga-inspired routine to help you boost your mobility. Take it slow, focus on your breath, and enjoy the feeling of release.

​✨ The Routine:

​Child’s Pose (Balasana)
A gentle opener for the hips, lower back, and shoulders.
​How-to: Start on your hands and knees. Bring your big toes together and widen your knees. Sit your hips back toward your heels and rest your forehead on the mat. Extend your arms forward or rest them alongside your body. Breathe deeply into your back.
​Feel it in: Hips, lower back, spine.

​Cat-Cow Stretch (Marjaryasana-Bitilasana)
Excellent for spinal flexibility and warming up the back.
​How-to: Come to all fours (tabletop). As you inhale, drop your belly towards the floor and look up (Cow). As you exhale, round your spine and tuck your chin (Cat). Repeat.
​Feel it in: Spine, shoulders, core.

​Low Lunge (Anjaneyasana)
A key stretch for the hip flexors, often tight from sitting.
​How-to: From all fours, step one foot forward between your hands. Ensure your knee is above your ankle. Lower your back knee. Lift your chest and reach your arms up (optional) for a deeper stretch.
​Feel it in: Hips, quadriceps, chest.

​Seated Forward Fold (Paschimottanasana)
A powerful stretch for the hamstrings and lower back.
​How-to: Sit with your legs extended forward. Inhale and lengthen your spine. Exhale and fold forward from your hips. Keep your spine long and only go as deep as feels comfortable.
​Feel it in: Hamstrings, spine, lower back.

​💡 Tips for a Relaxing Practice:

​Breathe Deeply: Inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth. Your breath is your focus.

​Move Slow and Mindfully: Pay attention to how each movement feels in your body.

​Don't Force It: The goal is release, not intensity. Go only as far as feels good.

​Hold Each Pose: Try holding each pose for 3-5 slow breaths.

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Winter juice for my boys (and dogs) 🍊🍎🥕

I make this all time, recently made it for a lovely group who came to our one day retreat.
Apples, oranges, carrots, ginger and lemon

I never waste the pulp either.
I keep some of the pulp in the fridge to mix with the dogs dinner.
I freeze some in large blocks for a frozen treat for the dogs.
And I mix and egg through the rest to make dog biscuits in the oven.

A winner for every family member 👌

Find your floating state of calm. ✨
While aerial yoga is often dynamic, it offers unparalleled support for restorative practices. The hammock allows you to experience traditional poses with a sensation of weightlessness, aiding in deeper release and nervous system soothing. This sequence is designed to be accessible to all. Try it and let your tension float away. 🕊️

​Sequence
To begin and Finish: Floating Savasana
​Purpose: The ultimate rest. Cocooned in the fabric, you're slightly elevated, encouraging complete surrender and profound relaxation.
Pose Instruction:
Our opening and final resting pose. Open the hammock completely like a blanket. Stand in front of it and, gather 6 handfuls before you lower your hips inside. Lie back, making sure the silk supports your entire body, from heels to the top of your head. Relax completely, feeling light and contained.

​2. The Opening: Floating Child's Pose (Supported Balasana)
​Purpose: An immediate signal to the body and mind that it's time to rest. This variation uses the hammock to support the upper body, reducing compression in the lower back and creating a soft inversion effect.
Pose Instruction:
Quarter the silk and cradling your upper chest within the low hammock, softly lower your hips to your heels. Surrender completely, allowing the fabric to hold your weight. Head can be supported by a pillow or the backs of the hands. 

3. The Heart Opener: Floating Bridge Variation
​Purpose: This posture opens the chest and the fronts of the hips, countering a day of desk-bound stiffness. The hammock provides total support, turning a strenuous pose into a gentle opening.
Pose Instruction:
Slide the hammock under your upper-mid back, keeping it low. Slowly lower your hips and back to the mat, with the silk supporting your spine. Adjust until it feels like a gentle cradle. Relax your arms, close your eyes, and feel the chest naturally open.

4. The Hip Release: Floating Baddha Konasana
​Purpose: A deep opener for the inner thighs and groins. The hammock supports the weight of the legs, allowing the inner thighs to release.

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