Day 10 – please take a moment to acknowledge yourself for the work so far! Enjoy this mixture of passive and active movements before making our way into splits.
Journey to splits. Day 10.
Journey to splits. Day 9.
For today’s practice you will need a wall or couch nearby for a particular stretch. We start today with some slow controlled stretching before some fluid and flowy moves.
Journey to splits. Day 8.
Today we feel into the strength and stability of the glutes and hamstrings. We’ll re-visit a few of the exercises from day 2 and make our way into some splits fun at the end. Grab all of your props including socks x
Journey to splits. Day 7.
Half way point! How are you enjoying this journey so far? Open those journals and write about some of the lessons you’ve learned so far. Today we work mobility, particularly in those hips and also strength. Towards the end we come into deeper stretching. As always, breathe!
Journey to splits. Day 6.
On day 6 of our journey to splits, we look at splits from a standing and balancing point of view. This will allow you to feel the difference of your splits when you don’t have gravity on your side. Again, we’ll finish this practice contracting and activating our splits stretch, before moving into our fullest split to see how it feels.
Journey to splits. Day 5.
In this 30-minute flow, we’ll work between active and passive movements, exploring the depth and range of motion in each. Active shapes might not feel as deep as when you’re passive, but there is a lot to be learnt here and having awareness of both is important for safely delving deeper into our splits.
*Passive stretching – aka relaxed stretching. Where you assume a position and hold it with another part of your body.
*Active – Holding a stretch with no assistance. Using the strength of your muscles.
Journey to splits. Day 4.
Today we look to find fluidity within the movement and breath, cultivating a dance-like sensation between the two as we flow through a lower body sequence, opening up into the hip space. We’ll finish this practice with some PNF (Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretching to really activate the split and see how we’re progressing.
Journey to splits. Day 3.
Today we slow it down and find a deep energetic stretch in this yin style yoga practice. I encourage you to bring props and as much cushioning as you’d like. Yes, we want to stretch, but this is also a time for reflection and looking inwards, quite a meditative practice this one.
Journey to splits. Day 2.
Today we focus on strength, you’ll be firing up through the whole lower body, working into the glutes, hamstrings and quads. At any time that this session gets too much, come back to your intention and back to that self-awareness. Take moments to pause as often as you need and challenge your strength when you see fit.
Journey to splits. Day 1.
In this 30-minute practice, we’ll be checking in with the lower body and arriving in this 14-day series. We will be deeply stretching and activating the lower body, so make sure you’ve got all the props you need and come with a mind of acceptance and openness.