Movement · The Original 10
The Saw
The short answer
Twists the spine and stretches the hamstrings. Sitting with legs a little apart, arms open; twist and reach your little finger past the outside of the opposite foot — hand turned palm-down, pinky leading — sit bones anchored.
How to do it
Sitting with legs a little apart, arms open; twist and reach your little finger past the outside of the opposite foot — hand turned palm-down, pinky leading — sit bones anchored.
Breath: inhale to twist tall; exhale to reach past the toe with three small pulses.
Be mindful
- Keep both sit bones anchored — don’t let the opposite hip lift.
- The twist comes from the waist, not from reaching with the arms.
- Lengthen up and out of the hips as you reach.
Modification
Bend the knees slightly, or sit on a folded towel, if the hamstrings are tight.
Move 9 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.