Play with Your Overhead Reach
In this short, floor-based movement exploration, you’ll be invited to play with three different overhead positions. Each variation offers a unique opportunity to sense how your arm connects to your torso—from your armpit all the way to your fingertips.
What You’ll Need:
Just the floor (a yoga mat is optional)
What You’ll Explore:
Hands-and-knees reach:
Begin by pressing your fingertips into the ground and reaching your hips back. Focus on the connection from the outside of your armpit to the pinky finger.Forearm-supported variation:
Lower to your forearms, finding the edge of your pinkies on the ground. You can interlace your fingers or keep them relaxed. Explore pulsing or shifting your weight back and forth, keeping the same reaching intention.Down dog-style shift:
Come into a down dog position. Shift your weight from side to side, reaching through both the outside of your pinky finger and the inside of your thumb. One hand might even get light as the other does more of the work.
Each option is a chance to notice what feels grounded, open, or curious in your body.
The goal isn’t flexibility or range—it’s awareness and play.
Watch the Practice:
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As always, let your body guide you.
If you have questions or insights, feel free to reach out—I’d love to hear what you discover.
—Jenn