Movement · The Original 10
Single Leg Stretch
The short answer
Targets the lower abs and links movement to breath. Head and shoulders curled up, pull one knee in while the other leg extends, and switch with control.
How to do it
Head and shoulders curled up, pull one knee in while the other leg extends, and switch with control.
Breath: inhale as you pull the right knee in; exhale as you switch to the left.
Be mindful
- Maintain neutral spine and pelvis throughout.
- Extend the reaching leg higher, not low, if you can’t keep the spine and pelvis neutral.
Modification
Keep both feet higher toward the ceiling until the low back stays anchored.
Move 6 of 10
The practice beneath it all
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.