The Saw
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.
6 sets
Breath, Inhale to twist tall · Exhale to saw past the toe
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.
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.