10-Minute Restorative Bridge Series: Release the Psoas, Expand the Breath, Ease the Nervous System
“When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body’s natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.”
—Thích Nhất Hạnh
As summer reaches its fullest expression, it's easy to keep moving without noticing how much we need to pause.
Even a short practice can infuse mindfulness into your movement, your body, your presence. It can offer a sense of strength, mobility, and ease that we can bring with us moment by moment through our day.
I invite you to grab a pillow and a blanket and take a pause right now.
This bridge sequence is a very simple way to release stored tension in our psoas and expand the breath, creating more connection, fluidity, and ease through the hips and pelvis.
We’ll stretch the psoas and open the front and back body. We’ll release the area around the diaphragm and the adrenals—in the area where the top of the psoas inserts and things get really “stuck.” As the ribs become more mobile and the breath deepens, we also get more freedom in the whole spine… and our way of being.
Quick Refresh: 10-Minute Restorative Bridge
Even a short practice can infuse mindfulness into your movement, your body, your presence. It can offer a sense of strength, mobility, and ease that we can bring with us moment by moment through our day.
I invite you to grab a pillow and a blanket and take a pause right now. This practice is a very simple, easy way to create more connection and fluidity through the hips and pelvis.
This restorative practice will stretch the psoas and open the front and back body. We’ll release the area around your diaphragm and the adrenals—where the top of the psoas inserts and things get really '“stuck.”
As the ribs become more mobile and the breath becomes more deep, we also get more freedom in the whole spine.
Seeking a more extended practice?
Join me on Tuesday, August 4 for A Midsummer Night's Rest & Reset, a special two-part online mini-retreat designed to help you slow down, soften, and reconnect with yourself.
We'll begin with a gentle body scan meditation to help you arrive, then move through a breath-centered practice with grounding yin postures before settling into a deeply restorative Yoga Nidra. Together, these simple practices invite your body, mind, and nervous system to arrive, settle, and reconnect through simple awareness and presence.
✨ Tuesday, August 4
🕖 Full Experience — Begin at 7:00 PM ET begin with Meditation | 7:30–8:30 PM ET Gentle Relaxation and Yoga Nidra Practice
💻 Live online + recording available through September 21
