Movement · Morning Mobility
Standing Side Reach
The Work · Move 4 of 9
Why this one
The side body and ribs get almost no movement while you sleep. Reaching over lengthens them and opens the breath along your sides.
Hold 30–45 sec
Breath — Slow, relaxed breathing
How to do it
Feet hip-width. Reach your right arm up overhead, then bend gently over to the left, keeping your weight even in both feet. Hold a full breath, return to center, and repeat on the other side.
Keep in mind
Lengthen up and over — don’t collapse into it.
Every move: lightly lift your pelvic floor — a gentle lift, never a clench — and breathe slow and full (hold the stretches for about 5 easy breaths, at least 30 seconds). New to the lift? →