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Stillness Practices

Legs Up the Wall

Somatic / Body-Centered

An inverted restorative posture that reverses gravity's pull on your lower limbs and pools blood back toward your heart.

Instructions

  1. Find open wall space: Sit sideways with one hip pressed flat against an open wall. 

  2. Swing your legs up: Gently pivot your body, swinging both legs straight up the wall as you lower your back flat to the floor. 

  3. Adjust your seat: Scoot your tailbone as close to the wall as is comfortable for your hamstrings. 

  4. Open your arms: Rest your arms out to the sides like a capital T with your palms facing skyward. 

  5. Let the wall hold you: Relax your leg muscles completely so the wall does 100% of the work holding them up. 

  6. Breathe into the belly: Close your eyes and take slow, heavy breaths into your lower stomach. 

  7. Stay and dissolve: Remain perfectly still in this shape for 5 to 10 minutes.

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