From Lion to Pigeon

(waves crashing) Hi! You're back! Yippee! L is for lion, one of my favorite poses. Spread your claws wide. Open up your eyes and your mouth. Take a deep breath. We're gonna stick out our tongue.

(inhales) (roars) Awesome! Let's do that two more times. Let's really roar, little lions! Take a deep inhale. (inhales and roars) One more time. Deep breath in. (inhales and roars) (claps) So good.

M, the letter M, is for monkey pose. So let's come back to downward-facing dog. Spread your paws. Straighten out your legs, and then walk your feet towards your hands. Monkeys have very loose shoulders.

Drop your head. You might even bring your shoulders underneath your knees. Stretch your head down towards the earth. Take a deep breath. (inhales) Oh! It feels good to be a monkey.

From here, we're going to come onto our tummies. N is for newt pose, so bring your shoulders over your wrists. Slowly lower down. Make a pillow with your hands. A newt is a kind of salamander, a lizard.

Walk a little from side to side, and breathe into your belly. Feel your belly on the earth. It feels good, like a massage. Change sides. It's really important to rest.

Feel how good that is. (sighs) O is for octopus. So from here, bring your arms down by your sides. We're going to have eight legs. Inhale up, and pretend you're swimming and moving in the ocean.

Bend your knees. Bend your arms. Stretch wide. So nice for your tummy. Take a deep breath in.

Beautiful. From here, push back. P is for pigeon, so bring one leg forward. Bend your knees. Rock a little side to side to side, little pigeon.

You might even arch up, and then slowly walk your hands forward. Make a pillow and rest here. Pigeon is a really good pose for your back, your hips. Take a deep breath in and out. (sighs) From here, inhale up.

You might even look up and take a little coo, coo. So good. From here we'll stretch back to downward-facing dog, and if we do one side, we want to stay balanced, so let's bring the other leg forward. Rock a little from side to side. You might even arch up with your little beak.

Walk your hands forward and rest here, pigeon. It feels good to rest, breathing. Feel your pigeon body. (inhales and exhales) Slowly inhale up. Take a deep breath into your throat.

(inhales and exhales) Stretching back to downward-facing dog. Walk your dog off, and then go ahead and sit down. Don't you feel good? I do.