Cat Stretch
Kneeling on all fours. Align the hands directly in line with the shoulders and the knees directly in line with the hips. Spine and pelvis are neutral.
How to do it
Inhale: Reach head and tailbone up in slight extension to begin.
Exhale: Engage abdominals creating a c-curve, simultaneously allowing the torso to go into flexion. Neck flexes as head bows down.
Inhale: Remain in the position for a full breath; exhale, inhale.
Exhale: From the tailbone, begin articulation back to neutral, one vertebrae at a time, releasing abdominals slowly to start position. Crown of the head is the last to come up, in line with the spine.
Do 3-5 repetitions.
Be mindful
- While resting, maintain activation of the abdominals by drawing the navel gently in toward the spine.
- Relax shoulders while stabilizing shoulder girdle.
When the mind needs somewhere to land
Everything in this wing points, in the end, to the same place — the breath, and the nervous system beneath it. It is why I built SOVA: a quiet companion for the moments in between.
- Today — a daily practice that aligns you before the day pulls you a dozen directions.
- Companion — a place to process any feeling, even the happy ones.
- Pages — a soft place to set your thoughts down and out of your head.
- The House — rooms of calm to step into, whenever you need one.