12/4/2023 0 Comments Morning yoga flow![]() ![]() It’s a great way to get a boost of energy and stretch and strengthen the entire body. This simple morning yoga flow can help you set the tone for the day ahead and only takes a few minutes to practice. ![]() Start Your Day Off Right With This Simple Yoga Flow Press your way back to Child’s pose to close the flow. Keep your elbows bent and your hips grounded, going only as high as is comfortable for your low back.įlow with your breath: inhale and lift up to Cobra and exhale to lower, moving through that sequence a few times. Press your weight into the hands and lift up into Cobra, using back strength and arm strength. Slide your palms under the shoulders and spread the fingers wide as you press into the tops of the feet. Make your way back into Downward Dog and repeat Three Legged Dog and Low Lunge on the second side.įrom your Downward Dog, shift forward into Plank and lower onto your belly. This is my second favorite pose to do in the morning because it opens up your hip flexors, which is great if you spend most of your time sitting down. Draw the shoulders away from the ears and breathe into the space you’re creating in the legs and chest. Keep your fingertips grounded as you lift your head and chest and press the hips forward. Keep the arms long and straight as you press your chest towards the thighs and soften the neck.įrom your Three Legged Dog, step your right foot forward to the top of the mat and lower your left knee to the floor for a Low Lunge stance. Squeeze the glutes and spread through the toes as you wake up the legs.Ī great way to warm up the hip joint here is to draw some circles with the knee. Nothing should change in the upper body – focus on your hips and legs only. Bend that knee to open up the hip while pressing the right shoulder down. do what intuitively feels good to you and continue to breathe deeply.įrom your Downward dog, lean the weight into your left leg and extend your right leg up and back. Shake your head, sway your hips, bend into alternate knees. Bend your knees generously to protect your low back and move however feels good here. If your hamstrings are tight, widen your feet towards the edges of the mat instead of keeping them hip-width distance apart. Make your way into Downward Dog by bringing the palms forward slightly and lifting the hips up and back. Looking for more yoga tutorials and yoga tips? Check out our full library of Yoga articles here It might even feel good to hold one of these two poses for a few breaths at a time.Ĭat and Cow is a wonderful way to warm up the spine and get a boost of energy. Move through these two poses by following the rhythm of your breath. On the exhale, round the spine by bringing the chin towards the chest and pulling the navel up and in for Cat pose. ![]() Spread your fingers wide and press into the knuckles to take the weight off of the wrists.Īs you inhale, drop the belly towards the floor, lift your tailbone and shift your gaze skyward for Cow pose. ![]() Hold for a few breaths but make sure you don’t stay here too long – otherwise you might fall back asleep!Įngage the arms and lift into tabletop position with your palms under the shoulders and your knees under the hips. We tend to be a lot less flexible in the morning, so if you feel compression in your lower back, bring your knees closer together. Stretch your arms forward and lower the forehead to the floor or to a block. Start in child’s pose – my absolute favorite pose to do first thing in the morning! Bring your big toes together and your knees as wide apart as you like. Here is my go-to morning yoga sequence to help you stretch and strengthen your body when you’re short on time. Photo Tutorial: 5-Minute Morning Yoga Flow for Stretching and Strengthening Want to Watch These Morning Yoga Poses Demonstrated in a Video?įollow along with Kassandra as she guides you through each pose. Read on for a five-minute morning yoga flow for stretching and strengthening. We all have busy lives, and while it’s important to maintain a regular yoga practice, sometimes we just don’t have a full 30 or 60+ minutes to practice. Unfortunately my mornings are a bit more hectic than that and although I do some yoga in the morning, it’s rarely longer than 10 minutes! Sound familiar? I wish I was the kind of person who woke up at dawn, did a morning meditation followed by a great yoga practice with plenty of time to spare to get ready, have breakfast and relax. ![]()
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