Grounding Yoga Flow with Claire Grieve
When you travel a lot, it is common to feel ungrounded. One of the best ways to come back to yourself is to get in touch with your body. Celebrity yoga instructor Claire Grieve shared her favorite grounding yoga flow with us to help you ease stress, anxiety and exhaustion.
Child’s Pose
Sit on the floor with your knees wide and your toes touching. Lower your belly between your thighs and rest your forehead to the floor. Extend your arms, facing your palms down and lengthen from your hips through your fingertips. Breathe gently in this pose anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes.
Pigeon
Starting in downward facing dog, bring your right knee forward and place it in line with your right hand. Your shin should be parallel with the front of your mat. Extend your left leg back and rest your knee and top of foot on the ground. Square your hips and fold forward resting your forehead on your hands. Hold for 2- 5 mins on each side.
Cow Face Pose
Stack your right knee on top of the left. Inhale, extend the arms out at your sides and cross one elbow on top of the other. Hold for 2 minutes. Repeat on the opposite side.
Plow
Lay down flat on the ground with arms extended parallel to your sides. Keep palms pressed against ground. Then slowly lift your legs and torso upwards using the support of your shoulders, back and arms. Your toes should ultimately lie just above your head.
Fish Pose
Start by lying on your back. Pull your elbows and forearms along the ground and lift up until your chest is arched and the middle of your head is on the floor.
Reclined Goddess Pose
Lie down on the ground and bring the soles of your feet together. Turn your palms up to the sky and release your shoulders. Breathe into this luscious restorative pose for up to 30 minutes.
After you complete the sequence, take a moment to notice how you feel. Have you released tension and anxiety? Do you feel more calm and clear? It is my hope that this sequence, or even a pose or two, can help you feel calm and collected when life gets chaotic.