04/28/2026
Navasana – Boat Pose 🚣♀️
A steady core-strengthener that invites focus, balance, and inner resilience—like finding calm in the middle of the waves 🌊
Benefits:
✨Strengthens the core, hip flexors, and spine
✨Improves balance and stability
✨Encourages better posture
✨Builds focus and mental steadiness
✨Energizes the body and boosts confidence
How to practice:
• Begin seated with your knees bent and feet on the mat, spine tall.
• Place your hands behind your thighs and gently lean back, keeping your heart space lifted.
• Lift one foot, then the other, bringing your shins parallel to the mat.
• Option to extend your arms forward alongside your legs, palms facing in.
• If it feels accessible, begin to straighten your legs while maintaining length through your spine.
• Keep your heart lifted and gaze soft, breathing steadily.
Options:
* Keep your toes on the mat for extra support
* Hold behind your thighs to help maintain a long spine
* Bend the knees instead of straightening the legs
* Lower halfway down and hover for a different kind of challenge
* Add gentle twists or arm variations to explore stability
Let your boat be steady, not strained. Find the balance between effort and ease, and trust your ability to stay afloat 💚