19/02/2026
Stuck in a serious routine? Save and try these 5 poses to spark a more playful practice.
1️⃣ Thread the Needle
Start in tabletop. Slide your right arm underneath your left, palm facing up, lowering your shoulder and temple toward the mat. Keep hips stacked over knees and breathe into the upper back. Option to walk out the left hand or wrap it around the back for a bind with the right hip crease. Additional option to extend the left leg and float the toes. Repeat on the other side.
2️⃣ Modified Side Plank
From side plank, lower your bottom knee to the mat while keeping your top leg extended. Press firmly through your grounded hand and lift your hips. Option to float the top leg, further option to bend into the top knee reaching for the foot for a bind.
3️⃣ Down Dog Variation
From Downward Facing Dog, walk your right fingertips back. Once you have a steady base, life your opposite leg high into 3 legged dog. Keep pressing strongly through your grounded hand.
4️⃣ Baby Grasshopper
From 1 leg high mountain on the right, take the right knee behind the left for a Shiva’s Squat. Plant your right hand down onto the mat as you take the left hand to the outer edge of the left foot. Slowly lower the chest down (think chaturanga arms) as you kick the right leg out towards the left.
5️⃣ Camel Variation
Start in tabletop. Cross one ankle over the opposite thigh (figure 4 shape). Shift your weight back and carefully rise up to kneeling, keeping the figure 4 leg. From there, place one or both hands on your lower back or heels, and lift your chest into Camel. Keep pressing the hips forward. Repeat on the opposite side.
Have fun with it, and remember play is about curiosity and exploring what your body can do today.
Which pose brings out your playful side the most?
