sun salutations

To get started or to deepen your personal practice, begin to explore sun salutations. This series is sure to bring pep to your step and awaken your spirit. I recommend at least five of these to start and end your day.
  * Ground yourself in mountain pose at the top of the mat. Bring your hands to prayer position in front of your heart. Set an intention.
  * Inhale, extend your arms up over your head.
  * Exhale, reach your arms out to the side as you fold forward.
  * Inhale, step back with your right leg to a lunge.
  * Exhale, step back with your left leg to down dog.
  * Inhale, float your body forward to plank pose.
  * Exhale, drop your knees, bend your arms, and lower into half-chaturanga.
  * Inhale, drop your belly, slide up to cobra.
  * Exhale, curl your toes under, lift your hips up to down dog.
  * Inhale, step forward with your right foot into alunge.
  * Exhale, step your left foot in between both hands to aforward fold.
  * Inhale, extend your arms out to the sides and up. Exhale your hands to prayer in mountain pose.

Artist Date-Creative Fitness w/scriptures

STRETCHING W/THE WORD

Comfortable seated position/Breathe

“Be still and know that He is God” Ps 46:10

Neck Rolls

Shoulder Rolls

Seated Twist/Right hand on left knee

“The Lord God Almighty is with us always.” Ps 46:11

Other side/Left hand on right knee

“The Lord God Almighty is with us always.” Ps 46:11

Shoulder Stretches/Repeat verses

Onto knees

“Let us kneel before the Lord our maker.” Ps 95:6b

Side stretch/Right leg extended right/Left arm up and over bending sideways at the waist.

Repeat on Left

Back to center on knees

“Let us kneel before the Lord our maker.” Ps 95:6b

Hands to lower back/Bend backwards slightly

Prayer Stretch

“Let us bow down in worship before God our creator.” Ps 95:6a

Three breaths.

Alter

“We offer ourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to the Lord.”  Romans 12:1

Tent

“We know that when this earthly tent is destroyed,

We have an eternal home in heaven.”  2 Corin 5:1

Pigeon/Right

“Consider the birds of the sky…yet the Father cares for them…”  Matt 6:26

Alter

“We offer ourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to the Lord.”  Romans 12:1

Tent            

“We know that when this earthly tent is destroyed,

We have an eternal home in heaven.”  2 Corin 5:1

Pigeon/Left

“Consider the birds of the sky…yet the Father cares for them…”  Matt 6:26

Alter

“We offer ourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to the Lord.”  Romans 12:1

Tent

“We know that when this earthly tent is destroyed,

We have an eternal home in heaven.”  2 Corin 5:1

Low Lunge/Right foot forward

“Let us run with perseverance the race set before us.” Hebrews 12:1

Step left foot up between hands/Inhale

Up to mountain

“Exalt the Lord our God & worship at His holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy.” Ps 99:9

Exhale forward fold

Low Lunge/Right foot back

“Let us run with perseverance the race set before us.” Hebrews 12:1

Step right foot up between hands/Inhale

Up to mountain

“Exalt the Lord our God & worship at His holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy.” Ps 99:9

Step right foot back

Warrior 2

“I love you, Lord.  You are my strength.”  Ps 18:1

Elbow to knee-Side Angle

Reverse Warrior

“I love you, Lord. Fill me with your strength.”

Bow/Head to knee

“God set the rainbow in the clouds as a sign of His covenant with us.”  Genesis 9:13

Step right foot up between hands/Inhale

Up to mountain

“Exalt the Lord our God & worship at His holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy.” Ps 99:9

Step left foot back

Warrior 2

“I love you, Lord.  You are my strength.”  Ps 18:1

Elbow to knee-Side Angle

Reverse Warrior

“I love you, Lord. Fill me with your strength.”

Bow/Head to knee

“God set the rainbow in the clouds as a sign of His covenant with us.”  Genesis 9:13

Step left foot up between hands/Inhale

Up to mountain

“Exalt the Lord our God & worship at His holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy.” Ps 99:9

Forward fold/Flat back

Alter

“We offer ourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to our God.”  Rm 12:1

Down to tummy

Airplane twice

Roll on left/Right quad stretch

Roll on right/Left quad stretch

Roll onto back

Leg stretches

Meditation

Closing prayer

I pray that God blesses each of you and that He empowers us with strength through His spirit as we honor Him each day. Amen.