10/15/2026
Length first, then rotate. 🌀
This is the one cue I repeat more than almost any other: before you twist, lift. Inhale, grow tall through your spine like there's a string at the crown of your head pulling you up. Then, keeping that length, exhale into the rotation.
Skip the lift and you're not twisting, you're compressing. Round forward first and you lose the very space you're trying to create.
And here's the part I love: this isn't just a mat principle. It's the same exact mechanic whether you're deep in a seated twist or reaching under your desk for a pen you dropped. Length first, then rotate. Same principle, every time.
Where do you notice yourself skipping the lift, on the mat or off it?