Mountain

Benefits:
Cues:
  • Rock back and forth and side to side on your feet identifying the four corners - big toe mound, little toe mound and the inner and outer side of the heel
  • Come to stillness. Have the feet shoulder width apart and pointing forward. Place the four corners of the foot firmly on the ground with the toes spread wide. Feel the outside of the foot heavy and the inside of the foot light
  • Knees should be pointed fairly straight forward
  • Bring the pelvis into neutral coming to a place where the hip flexors are relaxed and the spine feels like it is floating up from the pelvis
  • Engage the pelvic floor to activate the deep core muscles
  • With a subtle contraction feel the belly button and ribs move towards the spine and the spine move towards the belly button and ribs
  • Allow the shoulders to fall back and down using a slight contraction at the bottom of the shoulder blades
  • Feel the neck lengthen and the chin to tuck slightly
  • Allow the arms to fall on either side of the body with the palms facing forward​