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Mindful Morning Start #4
Now that you have rocked, rolled and become still, it is now time to step up activating your body. Roll up to your hands and knees to begin a lower back stretch is in order. Make sure your fingers are facing forward and your toes/feet are flat on the bed or floor in the event the dog or cat or whomever, will not move over and give you your needed space! Hands should be under your shoulders or a couple of inches in front of the point on the shoulder and in line with your hips.
Begin with a flat back then drop your head downward, exhaling your breath, as you push the center of your back up opening the shoulder blades, widening your back and ending with the tucking of your tailbone. (cat stretch)
Now reverse the motion, inhaling your breath, as you begin to arch your back, press your tail bone upward and drop your belly. 
Your head should be last to come up. As you return to the upper arch stretch of your back, make sure your head is last to drop into its position. Your head should always be the final body part to complete the stretching movement. You are creating a wave with your body, a fluid soothing motion to the spine. (cow stretch). If you are not used to this, begin with 5 stretches each and work up to as many as is comfortable for you. When you have finished your last stretch, become still with a flat back. Begin to feel your body awaken. Listen to your body.
Mindful Morning start #3
Once your rocking is complete become still.
- Begin to visualize your head and neck in line with your spine by imagining someone is running a string from the center of your head to the tip of your tailbone as the spine aligns itself.
- Place your arms a few inches from your side with your palms down and legs straight, your feet and knees in line with your hips. Wiggle your body around a bit, settle in and relax for a minute or two in a brief mindful meditation.
- Next, press the heel of one leg into the bed, keeping it straight. Feel your leg become tense and hold for 4 counts with the first press being light and subsequent presses done with quick release of the heel into the bed.
- Repeat this 4-6 times. Repeat with the other leg holding for a count of 4 and repeating this 4-6 times. As your body gets used to this, you might try increasing to 8-10 times…then 12-16 times. This increases circulation. Don’t push too hard in the beginning, as you may get a leg cramp!
Once finished, prepare to stand.
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Mindful Morning start #2
Now that you have finished your initial body rolling, gently draw your knees to your chest, holding them together or slightly apart, whichever is comfortable, as best you can. Hold for a count of 30. Now, gently rock back and forth on your back. Do not roll over to your side like you did in the first warm up exercise. This movement is done on a flat back. Do this 6-10 times, more if you like. In a second variation, hold your knees and mimic a walking motion while you are doing the gentle rock described above with your head slightly elevated or flat. Your knees can be slightly apart or wide as is comfortable for you. You’ll feel this massage in your upper and middle back as well as the lower back while warming up the hip flexors.
Mindful morning start #1
When you first awaken in the morning, start with gentle mindful movements like a cat or dog stretches when they get up. Learn to listen to your body. Begin to recognize its changes. Try the suggestions that will appear over the course of the coming days, to renew or build your connection with your body’s alignment starting with a morning regimen, one exercise at a time, as you attentively experience each one and then finally put them all together in a series of gentle exercises you can use every morning to get your day going.
#1. Begin with body rolling. It’s a soothing way to get the blood flowing as you roll from side to side with your arms and bent knees folding and unfolding as you roll back and forth. Begin lying on your right side in the fetal position. As you begin to roll on your back, let your left arm float open as it crosses your body and your back flattens on to the bed. Your left knee mirrors the movement of your arm as the hips. Complete the motion by bringing your right arm and leg over to meet their left side’s counterparts in the fetal position. Do this rolling back and forth 4-6 times. Sometimes this is all I do for 2-5 minutes. It feels great on my back.
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