A slow breathing drill that trains relaxed belly breathing and helps you control your breath.

1. Lie on your back or sit tall with one hand on your belly.
2. Inhale through your nose and let your belly rise.
3. Exhale slowly and let your belly fall.
4. Keep your chest and shoulders quiet.
5. Continue for the set time with smooth breaths.

A gentle spine mobility move on hands and knees that warms up your back, neck, and hips.

1. Start on hands and knees with wrists under shoulders and knees under hips.
2. Inhale and drop your belly as you lift your chest and tailbone.
3. Exhale and round your back as you tuck your chin and tailbone.
4. Move slowly between positions with your breath.

A seated or lying hip stretch that targets your glutes and outer hip on one side.

1. Lie on your back with both knees bent and feet flat.
2. Cross one ankle over the opposite thigh, making a figure four.
3. Pull the uncrossed thigh toward your chest until you feel a stretch.
4. Hold and breathe, keeping your shoulders relaxed.
5. Release slowly, then switch sides.

A lying spinal twist hold that opens your torso and hips while you breathe.

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor.
2. Let both knees fall to one side as your shoulders stay down.
3. Turn your head away from your knees if comfortable.
4. Hold the twist and breathe slowly.
5. Return to center, then switch sides.

A kneeling rest pose that gently stretches your back, hips, and shoulders.

1. Kneel on the floor with your big toes together and knees apart.
2. Sit your hips back toward your heels.
3. Fold forward and reach your arms in front of you.
4. Rest your forehead down and let your chest sink between your thighs.
5. Hold the position and breathe slowly.

A supported seated hip-opening hold that targets your inner thighs and hips.

1. Sit on the floor with the soles of your feet together and knees open.
2. Place support under your hips or knees as needed.
3. Hold your feet or ankles and sit tall.
4. Rest your knees into the support and breathe slowly.
5. Bring your knees together, then extend your legs to come out.

A seated or lying hip stretch that targets your glutes and outer hip on one side.

1. Lie on your back with both knees bent and feet flat.
2. Cross one ankle over the opposite thigh, making a figure four.
3. Pull the uncrossed thigh toward your chest until you feel a stretch.
4. Hold and breathe, keeping your shoulders relaxed.
5. Release slowly, then switch sides.

A lying hip and low back stretch where you pull one knee toward your chest and hold.

1. Lie on your back with both legs extended.
2. Bend one knee and clasp your hands behind the thigh or over the shin.
3. Gently pull the knee toward your chest.
4. Hold and breathe slowly, keeping the other leg relaxed.
5. Release with control, then switch legs.

A held stretch for the back of your thigh that targets your hamstrings.

1. Sit tall with your target leg straight and toes up.
2. Hinge at your hips and reach toward your foot.
3. Stop when you feel a gentle stretch behind your thigh.
4. Hold the stretch and breathe slowly.
5. Release slowly, then switch sides if stretching one leg.

A lying spinal twist hold that opens your torso and hips while you breathe.

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor.
2. Let both knees fall to one side as your shoulders stay down.
3. Turn your head away from your knees if comfortable.
4. Hold the twist and breathe slowly.
5. Return to center, then switch sides.

A floor hold that stretches your hips, groin, and lower back with both legs raised.

1. Lie on your back and bring both knees toward your chest.
2. Grab the outside of each foot or hold behind your thighs.
3. Draw your knees wide toward your armpits.
4. Keep your back heavy on the floor and breathe.
5. Hold for the set time, then release your feet slowly.

A kneeling rest pose that gently stretches your back, hips, and shoulders.

1. Kneel on the floor with your big toes together and knees apart.
2. Sit your hips back toward your heels.
3. Fold forward and reach your arms in front of you.
4. Rest your forehead down and let your chest sink between your thighs.
5. Hold the position and breathe slowly.

A slow breathing drill that trains relaxed belly breathing and helps you control your breath.

1. Lie on your back or sit tall with one hand on your belly.
2. Inhale through your nose and let your belly rise.
3. Exhale slowly and let your belly fall.
4. Keep your chest and shoulders quiet.
5. Continue for the set time with smooth breaths.