ActiveTry this 7 move, 10 minute yoga flow to stay calm and grounded over ChristmasFlow to find your festive feeling with our gentle grounding yoga sequenceWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
ActiveTry this 7 move, 10 minute yoga flow to stay calm and grounded over ChristmasFlow to find your festive feeling with our gentle grounding yoga sequenceWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Flow to find your festive feeling with our gentle grounding yoga sequence
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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To avoid that, roll out yourbest yoga matand try this 10 minute yoga flow that will energize and ground you, allowing you to handle anything that comes your way this Christmas.
1. Sukhasana
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2. Striking cobra
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From your grounding meditation position, come onto all fours. The next posture is a dynamic movement that will help get your heart pumping, blood flowing and energy lifted.
3. Downward dog
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You’ll end your striking cobra with your buttocks towards your heels. From here, place your hands forward, coming back up to all fours. Tuck your toes on an inhale and exhale, push your hips up and back into a downward dog. Stay here for three - five deep breaths.
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4. Pigeon pose
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From downward dog, bring your right knee towards your right wrist, placing it on the floor and slide your left leg back. Your right knee should be turned out from the hip, allowing your right hip to open while you stretch your left leg back, helping to release the left hip flexor. Your left hip should be facing the yoga mat and not pointing off to the side. If it is, grab a yoga block or cushion and pop it under your right buttock to level your hips.
Either stay up on your hands here, or exhale and come to lie on your forearms or all the way down over your right leg. Go to a place you can hold it comfortably, where you feel a stretch but there isn’t any pain. Make sure there is no pain in your right knee. If there is, release and skip this posture. Take five deep breaths before releasing, changing sides to bring your left knee toward your left wrist. Repeat and stay for five more deep breaths.
5. Extended child’s pose
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Exiting pigeon pose, bring your buttocks back to your heels and stretch your arms forward. Come up onto your fingertips and lift your elbows off the floor. This extended child’s pose gives your shoulders and chest a moment to open. When we’ve been working hard, rushing around to get ready for Christmas, we may not realize but any stress we’re feeling may have creeped into our shoulders, causing them to feel tight. Stay here for five deep breaths and continue to reach your hips back while you extend your arms forward. Elbows stay lifted to allow you to move your chest forward and down, to open the shoulders.
6. Shoulder stretch
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Coming up from your extended child’s pose, sit back on the heels, or come to stand if you’d like to stretch out your knees. Interlock your fingers behind your back and draw your shoulder blades down your back. Keep your elbows straight, but not overextended, and lift your chest up. Take two deep breaths here before releasing. You can do this again, interlocking your fingers the other way, as an additional stretch.
7. Hero pose
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The last posture is a great one for digestion. It’s one of the only yoga postures you can do directly after eating food so you can do this after your Christmas dinner! For more advice on this, check out theseyoga poses to beat the festive bloat.
Hero pose means to sit back on your heels and rest your palms onto your thighs. If you find it difficult to sit on your heels, take a cushion and place it underneath your buttocks. You can stack up as much as you need under your buttocks until you’re comfortable. Take a few deep breaths here before entering the chaos again.
Repeat this sequence as often as you need throughout the festive season.
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