10-Minute Morning Yoga Practice

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Instead of using your extra 10 minutes to hit the snooze button on your alarm clock, get the extra energy you need for the day from a 10-minute morning yoga routine. Even on your busiest and most stressful days, you’ll find that setting aside a few minutes for yoga can be beneficial. This routine is designed to de-stress and prepare yourself for the day ahead. After regularly performing this routine, you’ll notice improvement in focus, alertness and memory. This routine is just enough to get the blood and oxygen in your body flowing, allowing for better brain activity. You can even use this to decompress after a long day. So, give yourself a moment on the mat to focus on you.

Mountain Pose

  1. Stand up with your feet close together.
  2. Root yourself to the floor using your feet and calves.
  3. Keep the natural curve of your spine.
  4. Slightly draw in your belly.
  5. Let your arms hang naturally with palms facing forward.
  6. Keep the neck long and crown of your head towards the ceiling.
  7. Hold for five to 10 breaths.

Warrior I

  1. Extend backwards your left leg, pivoting the ball of your left foot with your toes turned towards the upper left corner of your mat or at about 45 degrees.
  2. While standing up straight, bend the knee right so that your thigh is parallel to the floor.
  3. Your feet shouldn’t be on the same line, but separated as if you were standing on the sides of train tracks.
  4. Bring your arms out to the side and then up towards the ceiling. You can let your palms touch. Keep your gaze lifted up to your thumbs.
  5. Your hips should be square and facing forwards.
  6. Repeat on the other side.

Warrior II

  1. From Warrior I, while still keeping your hips squared, move them to face the side of the mat.
  2. Extend your right arm toward the front of the mat and the left toward the back of the mat with palms facing downward. Keep both arms parallel to the floor.
  3. Your gaze should be to the front and just over your right hand.
  4. Repeat on the other side.
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Downward Dog

  1. Start on your hands and knees, aligning your wrists under your shoulders and knees underneath the hips.
  2. Curl your toes under and push back through your hands, lifting your hips and straightening your legs.
  3. Spread your fingers and push down from the forearms into the fingertips.
  4. Let your head hang.
  5. Use your quadriceps to take the burden off your arms.
  6. Keep your hips high and sink your heels towards the mat.

Child’s Pose

  1. Kneel on your mat and sit back on your heels.
  2. Breathe in and extend your arms forward into a stretch and lay your torso over your thighs.
  3. Rest your head and extended your arms along the mat by your side.
  4. Hold for 1 to 3 minutes.

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