👐👣 Hands and Feet – the Often Forgotten Foundations of Our Practice
In yoga, we often focus on the breath, alignment, or inner awareness.
But what about our hands and feet?
They carry, support, balance, and connect — quietly doing their work in the background.
But what about our hands and feet?
They carry, support, balance, and connect — quietly doing their work in the background.
Our feet are our foundation.
They root us in standing poses, give us stability and strength — both on the mat and in life.
Yet they spend most of the day hidden in shoes, barely moving, rarely noticed.
They root us in standing poses, give us stability and strength — both on the mat and in life.
Yet they spend most of the day hidden in shoes, barely moving, rarely noticed.
Our hands reach, hold, carry, and touch — connecting us to the world around us.
In yoga, they become expressions of energy, intention, and grounding.
And still, we rarely give them the care or awareness they deserve.
In yoga, they become expressions of energy, intention, and grounding.
And still, we rarely give them the care or awareness they deserve.
🧘♀️ In this practice, we invite you to bring awareness to your hands and feet.
To feel them, activate them, mobilize them —
and finally honor them for all they have quietly supported.
To feel them, activate them, mobilize them —
and finally honor them for all they have quietly supported.
Because: What we feel, we can align. And what we honor, grows stronger.
👏🖐️ Clapping with hands and fingers activates our muscles and fascia;
the vibration travels through the arms all the way to the shoulders —
the vibration travels through the arms all the way to the shoulders —
can you feel it? 🤗💪
In summer, in front of beautiful lavender fields. 🌞🌿💜
🎵 (Music: Les Cigales de Provence)
🖐️🤲 Finger mobility without strain keeps fingers fit and flexible.
🧘♀️💤 Move gently and with ease.
🧘♀️💤 Move gently and with ease.
🤔 Do you notice how far this simple exercise affects you?
⏱️ Do it for a few minutes — and if you don’t feel anything, that’s okay! 😊
Just be sure to keep your whole body relaxed and upright. 🧍♂️🪷
Just be sure to keep your whole body relaxed and upright. 🧍♂️🪷
💪 How do your arms and shoulders feel?
🌬️ Has your breathing changed?
🌬️ Has your breathing changed?
💡 Why it matters:
Your wrists and hands are quiet heroes — holding, supporting, expressing.
The wrist alone contains 8 small bones, many joints, and connective tissue that links your hand to your forearm.
Caring for them helps prevent tension and brings ease into everyday movements.
Your wrists and hands are quiet heroes — holding, supporting, expressing.
The wrist alone contains 8 small bones, many joints, and connective tissue that links your hand to your forearm.
Caring for them helps prevent tension and brings ease into everyday movements.
Move, mobilize, and stretch your wrists and fingers to keep them supple and strong.
🧘♀️ Try this short practice if you want to continue the exercise of the video above:
Gently circle your wrists in both directions. 🔄
Spread your fingers wide, then close them slowly — like a blooming flower 🌸
Shake out your hands softly from the wrists. ☁️
Stretch one hand gently with the other — palm facing forward, fingers down, then up. ✋
🌬️ Breathe deeply and keep your shoulders relaxed throughout.
Let awareness travel from fingertips to shoulders.
Let awareness travel from fingertips to shoulders.
🖐️✨ Take time for each finger and gently stretch it as you exhale. 🌬️
The finger you're stretching pushes back slightly against the stretch —
💪 this prevents overstretching and gently strengthens your finger muscles.
The finger you're stretching pushes back slightly against the stretch —
💪 this prevents overstretching and gently strengthens your finger muscles.
🔁 Don’t forget the other hand — we don’t want finger jealousy! 😉👈👉
You can stretch each finger multiple times, for example, three times.
❓How does each finger feel compared to the others?
👉👈 Do the fingers on your right hand feel different from the left?
More tense? More flexible?
🧘♀️ Is it easier to hold the stretch on one side?
❓How does each finger feel compared to the others?
👉👈 Do the fingers on your right hand feel different from the left?
More tense? More flexible?
🧘♀️ Is it easier to hold the stretch on one side?
👍 Are your thumbs more tense than the other fingers?
Give them special attention and a little extra time. ⏳
They often do more work than the rest — do you agree? 🤔💼
Give them special attention and a little extra time. ⏳
They often do more work than the rest — do you agree? 🤔💼
👀 Pay attention in daily life:
Which finger do you use the most — and why?
Maybe it’s not always the same one... 🧩✍️📱
Which finger do you use the most — and why?
Maybe it’s not always the same one... 🧩✍️📱
🧘♀️🪷 Chin Mudra – A Gesture of Presence 🧘♀️🪷
Chin Mudra is a hand mudra – a symbolic gesture.
By gently touching the tips of your index finger and thumb,
a small circle is formed.
By gently touching the tips of your index finger and thumb,
a small circle is formed.
✨ Energy flows within this circle,
supporting focus, clarity, and presence in the here and now.
It can act as a symbolic anchor – steady and grounding. ⚓
supporting focus, clarity, and presence in the here and now.
It can act as a symbolic anchor – steady and grounding. ⚓
☝️ The index finger represents the individual self, the ego.
👍 The thumb stands for the greater whole, the universal.
Touching both can gently reconnect ego and unity,🌿💫
👍 The thumb stands for the greater whole, the universal.
Touching both can gently reconnect ego and unity,🌿💫
bringing a sense of harmony, calm, and centeredness —
not only in meditation🧘♀️🪷
🌬️ Breathe in and place the backs of your four fingers together. 🤲
🌬️ Breathe out and bring your finger knuckles together,
aligning your thumbs in one straight line. 👍👍
🌬️ Breathe out and bring your finger knuckles together,
aligning your thumbs in one straight line. 👍👍
💗 Form a beautiful heart shape with your hands —
and share your heartfelt warmth with a smile. 😊❤️
and share your heartfelt warmth with a smile. 😊❤️
🦶✨ Walking on Your Heels – Light and Aware
Lift your toes and feel your weight shift back onto your heels.
Take a few slow, mindful steps — just on your heels. 👣
Take a few slow, mindful steps — just on your heels. 👣
🔄 Can you feel how this changes your balance?
🌬️ What does your breath do? Does it stay calm?
🌬️ What does your breath do? Does it stay calm?
Walking on your heels strengthens your feet, activates your calves,
and brings your awareness gently into the present moment. 🌿🌞
and brings your awareness gently into the present moment. 🌿🌞
🦶✨ Exercise: Walk, Jump, and Step on the Balls of Your Feet
Come up not only onto your toes — your weight is now on the balls of your feet.
Take a few soft, quiet steps. 👣
Now try to jump lightly, as if you’re bouncing on soft springs. 🪶
Or take slow, graceful steps — like a dancer or a proud king. 👑🎵
Take a few soft, quiet steps. 👣
Now try to jump lightly, as if you’re bouncing on soft springs. 🪶
Or take slow, graceful steps — like a dancer or a proud king. 👑🎵
This exercise helps you:
🔹 Strengthen your foot muscles
🔹 Improve your balance
🔹 Feel light, focused, and awake
🔹 Strengthen your foot muscles
🔹 Improve your balance
🔹 Feel light, focused, and awake
💪 Can you feel your legs working?
🌿 Do you feel taller, more present?
🌬️ How is your breath while you're moving?
🌿 Do you feel taller, more present?
🌬️ How is your breath while you're moving?