Yoga Leg Lifts for New Moms

Video Transcript

"So for the leg series, we've got a three part leg series. You want to line yourself up onto your side. Make sure that your hip is not falling backwards. Work to push it forward. And hold your hand to balance yourself so you don't fall forward or back. And you can rest your head in your hand to relax your neck. And we start by pointing our foot. Pointing your leg, engaging all the muscles into your leg. Inhale, get ready. Exhale lift you leg. Don't turn it. Keep it turned in. Get the outside of your upper thigh and your hip. Lift it, inhale come down. Exhale, lift, inhale come down. Exhale lift, inhale come down. Do ten of those and then again, point your toe, inhale get ready. Exhale, point, inhale, flex, then drop. Inhale, exhale, lift, inhale come down with the flex. So you point, exhale up, flex inhale down. Ten of those on each, ten of those on this side. So ten just pointed, ten point and flex, and then we are going to move onto the next one. So we go ten this way. Slide, your knee is going to open, keep your hip forward. Your hip is going to want to open all the way up. Work to keep that hip squared. Slide your pointed toe up as high as you can. And then straighten it. And do annunciate the straightening. And flex your foot, bring it down. Inhale, slide that foot. Exhale, straighten. Inhale, flex. Exhale, down. This is a little bit complicated. Work it slowly. Keep that foot pointed up. Point it. Inhale, slide it up. Keep that hip flush. Exhale, straighten. Inhale, flex. Exhale, down. Ten of those. And then we're going to also do, ten in the opposite direction. So same movement. Watch. You flex your foot. Pull those toes open. Pull those toes open so that the foot is pointed up towards the ceiling. And work this thigh muscle so that you're turning it forward but your hip is not coming open. Really a lot of work here. And then, point, bend and slide it down. Same movement, opposite direction. Inhale, lift. Exhale, point. Inhale, bend. Exhale, straighten."