ALUMNI A S S O C I AT I O N
• Kneel with your bum on your heels. • Take a deep breath in and stretch both arms above your head. • Let the air out as you stretch both hands to the left. • Curve your right arm like you’re holding a giant beach ball, bend at the elbow and wrist of your left arm like you’re holding a Hideaway pizza. • Look at the yummy toppings! Breathe in and out, slowly, smelling fresh pizza before a great game. • Switch sides and do the same after another big Cowboy win!
• Stand up tall and straight. • Take a big breath in and stretch both arms above your head. • Slowly let the air out as you curve your body down around a big beach ball. • Keep your legs straight and try to touch your fingertips to your knees. Bend your knees just a little bit if you have to. • Breathe in and out, feeling the stretch in your back, neck and legs. • Bend in your knees, relax your arms, and slowly roll all the way up to standing.
• Kneel with your bum on your heels. Keep your chest upright. • Behind your back, clasp your hands and fingers together. Press your palms tightly. • Take a deep breath in, look up to the big blue Oklahoma sky and stretch your clasped hands down toward your feet. • Slowly let the air out, tipping forward to place your forehead on the ground. • Bring your hands up off your lower back and round your arms like the ‘O’ in orange. • Take three deep breaths in and out. To come back up, inhale and slowly bring your chest up.
• Kneel with your bum on your heels. Keep your chest upright. • Take a deep breath in, stretching both arms above your head and bringing your bum up off your heels like you are standing on your knees. • As you exhale, stretch your left leg out to the side, making a wide triangle shape. • Keep your right arm by your ear and stretch your left arm out towards the corner of the wall and ceiling. • Breathe in and out three times, stretching your arms and legs straight out while stretching your head up toward the sky. • Place your hands down on the ground, bring your left leg back to kneeling and start over on the other side.
• Lay on your back. • Take a deep breath in and stretch your legs down and arms up above your head. • Exhale, bringing your knees and arms in. • Open your knees to the side and touch your toes together. Point your toes! • Open your elbows to the side and touch your fingers together. • Breathe in deeply, then slowly say ‘Goooooooo!’ See how long you can say the word.
• Sit on your bum with your legs stretched out straight in front of you. • Take a deep breath in, stretch your arms above your head. Squeeze your legs together and flex your toes up to the sky. • Exhale, bringing your straight right arm directly in front of you, parallel with the ground and your legs. • Rotate your left palm to face away from you. Bend your left elbow, keeping it close to your ear while stretching your forearm forward. • Stretch the top of your head up, trying to be as tall as you can. Keep your back straight. • Breathe in and out slowly three times. Release the posture, shake out your arms and legs, and do the same sequence on the other side.
• Stand up straight. Inhale and stretch both arms above your head. • Exhale and swing the right arm down. Cross your left elbow as far over your right as you can. Bring the back of your hands together. If you can, bring your right thumb towards your nose and cross your hands again so they are palm-to-palm. • Inhale and feel the stretch between your shoulders. • Exhale, bend your knees and bring your hips down like you are sitting in a chair. • Inhale and exhale here, or, challenge yourself to the next balance: cross your left leg over your right. Squeeze your legs together and try to twist your left ankle behind the standing right leg. If that’s too hard, try going from the chair position to lifting one foot off the ground a few inches, balancing without crossing your legs. • Breathe deeply. Fix your eyes on a single spot on the wall. Try it on the other side, but don’t forget to switch your arms, too.
