Core Stretch Yoga Flow

After powering through your workout, your core deserves a gentle stretch to cool down and recover. This core stretch yoga flow is all about elongating and relaxing those midsection muscles that just put in the work. Whether you’ve been doing planks, crunches, or twists, this routine will help ease any tightness, improve flexibility, and leave you feeling centered and refreshed. Time to stretch out that core and feel amazing!

8-Minute Core Stretch Yoga Flow

Description: Repeat this flow 1 time and breathe deeply and fully.

Core Stretch Yoga Flow Instructions

1. Child’s pose: 30 seconds. Sit on your heels, lay your torso down and stretch your arms in front of you.

2. Cobra pose: 30 seconds. Lie on your belly, place your hands on the floor directly under the shoulders, and keep your elbows close to your torso. Inhale as you straighten the arms and lift your chest off the floor.

3. Cat pose: 15 seconds + 15 seconds + 15 seconds. Get on your hands and knees and exhale as you round your spine toward the ceiling.

4. Cow pose: 15 seconds + 15 seconds + 15 seconds. Inhale as you curve your belly down toward the floor and feel the stretch in your chest and neck.

5. Seated spinal twist pose: 30 seconds + 30 seconds. Sit with your legs crossed. Place your right hand on the left knee and twist your torso to the left. Hold the pose for 30 seconds, switch sides, and repeat.

6. Seated side bend pose: 30 seconds + 30 seconds. Place your left hand on the floor with your elbow slightly bent. Reach your right arm up and overhead and lean to the left side. Hold the pose for 30 seconds, switch sides, and repeat.

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7. Seated forward bend pose: 30 seconds. Sit with your feet together and your legs extended. Exhale as you bend at the hips and slowly lower your torso. Lengthen the spine, grab your feet and hold for 30 seconds.

8. Supine spinal twist pose: 30 seconds + 30 seconds. Lie on your back, bend your knees, rotate your hips to the left, extend your left leg, and cross your right knee over to the left side. Extend your right arm out to the side and rest your left hand on your right knee. Turn your head to the right and hold the pose for 30 seconds. Exhale as you release the pose, and repeat on the opposite side.

9. Bridge pose: 30 seconds. While on your back, place your feet flat on the floor, inhale and lift your hips and chest up.

10. Happy baby pose: 30 seconds. Exhale and bend your knees into the belly. Inhale and hold the outside edge of your feet. Open your knees and bring them up toward your armpits. Hold the pose for 30 seconds.

11. Knees to chest pose: 30 seconds. Exhale as you pull both knees up toward your chest, and hold for 30 seconds.

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