Yoga Cobbler's Table Sequence for Energy

Video Transcript

"So as you begin to wake up and revive, shaking off the cobwebs a little bit. Those last postures, I said you could do them right in your bed, and that's true. This one, you're probably going to want to move to the floor or your yoga mat. I've got my plushy foe sheepskin because I like it, it's comfy and soft. You can use whatever surface you like, and whatever surface is safe for you. This is a variation on the cobblers table sequence, I learned it originally from David Life but I've sort of made a variation on it that I enjoy. This is a flow, and remember I'm going to count your breaths, I'm going to go inhale exhale inhale exhale as we bend forward and back. So it starts like this in Baddha Konasana with the soles of the feet together and the sitz bones planted on the floor. You're going to inhale to let the crown of the head rise, exhale to bend forward over the feet; it's ok to only come as far as is comfortable for you. So, exhale as you come forward over the feet, and inhale as you tip back you're going to place those feet hip distance apart, you're going to place the hands with the fingers pointing towards your butt underneath the shoulders, and we're going to find a reverse table top. Inhaling as we come into our reverse table top, allow the head to drop back comfortably. Exhaling as we put the butt back on the floor, we're going to straighten those legs out in front of us, but keep them loose. Exhaling all the way down into a Paschimottanasana, but it's ok to let the legs, let the knees bend. We're not doing this Yong style, we're doing it Yen style. Exhaling as we come forward, and then we're going to inhale once again placing those hands with the fingers pointing towards the buttocks and inhale as we rise into a reverse plank, lifting the hips, tightening the gluts, opening the heart. Exhale as you place the sitz bones on the floor again; bend the legs in to Baddha Konasana. We're going to inhale up over the top, crown of the head is floating exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale and so forth and so on. Do about five rounds of those, or as many make you feel comfortable and when you're ready come back to an easy seated post to prepare for your next asana."