Goddess Pose Stretch
- Begin in mountain pose, standing with your feet together, your torso upright and tall, lifting through your entire spine up through the top of your head, as if it had a string pulling it straight up to the sky.
- Raise your arms out straight from your sides, palms facing down. Spread your legs apart so that your feet are directly below your wrists. Once you’ve established that distance, bend your arms and rest your hands on your waist. Then turn your feet out slightly, to about a 45-degree angle.
- With your hands on your waist, feel where your hips are, then tuck them slightly under, tilting the bottom of your pelvis forward.
- Bend your legs and let your upper body sink down slightly. Check the distribution of your weight across your feet. Adjust your weight until it is divided equally across all parts of both feet. You don’t want your knees to roll forward; keeping your feet firmly planted will help to keep your knees aligned over your heels.
- Straighten back up, now that everything is aligned correctly. Breathe again and lower your torso again, keeping your hips tucked. Allow yourself to sink deeper into the bend, keeping all four corners of your feet (the big toe side, little toe side, inner, and outer parts of the heel) supporting your body equally. As you sink into this stretch, your upper thighs will engage and start to roll out, just a little. Keep your chest high and breathe deeply.
- Straighten your legs again, raising your torso. Breathe deeply. On an exhale, bend your legs to lower your torso again, keeping your weight distributed evenly across your feet. Tuck your hips and sink down deeper into the bend, letting your legs, from your toes up through your thighs actively support your body.
- Now, raise your arms straight out from your waist. Rotate your arms so that your palms face forward, and bend your elbows to raise your hands until your fingers point straight up. Spread your fingers apart, keep your shoulders back, your elbows even with your shoulders, and your face looking forward. Breathe deeply in, then slowly out. Breathe in again, then as you exhale, lower your arms and straighten your legs; rise up, letting the energy pull your torso up through that string reaching up from the top of your head.
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