Work

Steps

1. Start in seated NaliniKIDS posture, facing sideways at the edge of a chair
2. Place your hands underneath your shoulders at either end of the seat of the chair
3. Turn your palms out and hold the edges of the chair with your fingertips
4. Lean your upper body back into your hands; using your abs, lift your legs up from the floor
5. Balance on your glutes, keeping your thighs and feet together and your abs activated, knees slightly bent
6. Keep your abs pulled in tightly and your shoulders back and down
7. Lean your upper body back and extend your legs out and forward; then lean your upper body forward and crunch your legs into your chest, using the abs to pull them in (think of opening and closing your body like a book)
8. On the OPEN: elbows bend and your legs straighten
9. On the CLOSE: arms lengthen and your knees bend

Sequence

– 10 single count
– 10 pulses
– 10 single count
– Rest
– 10 single count
– 10 pulses
– 10 single count
– 5 second hold

Modification

If you’re confused about your set-up:
– Stay in a smaller, more comfortable range
– Or place your feet on the floor and using your abs, lower and lift just your upper body