Jumpstart Your Day with a Morning Yoga Routine
Are you looking for an energizing way to start your day? Look no further than morning yoga. A morning yoga routine can help you feel invigorated, focused, and ready to tackle the day ahead. Not sure where to start? Read on for a simple morning yoga routine that anyone can do!
Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)
The sun salutation is an excellent way to begin your yoga practice. This series of postures stretches the entire body and warms up your muscles for a full-body workout. To perform the sun salutation, start in mountain pose with both feet together and hands at your side. Inhale as you bring both arms up over your head and then exhale as you bend forward from the hips. Keep your back flat as you lower your hands to the floor. After inhaling halfway lift, exhale in downward-facing dog before transitioning into plank pose. From there, flow through each pose until you reach mountain pose once again. Repeat this sequence three times to complete one full sun salutation set.
Crescent Moon Pose (Anjaneyasana)
After completing several sets of sun salutations, move onto crescent moon pose. This posture helps strengthen your legs while stretching out the hip flexors and back muscles—all important components of any good yoga practice! To get into crescent moon pose, come into a wide-legged stance with both feet facing forward and hands clasped behind your back. Inhale as you reach up towards the sky with both arms before exhaling and bending forward from the hips until your torso is parallel with the ground. You should feel a stretch along both sides of your body! Hold this posture for about 10 breaths before slowly coming out of it on an exhale.
Tree Pose (Vrksasana)
Finally, end your morning yoga sequence with tree pose—a great posture for balance, focus, and concentration! Place one foot against either side of the inner thigh or calf muscle of the opposite leg depending on what feels comfortable for you. Place both palms together in a prayer position at chest level before focusing on something still in front of you like a wall or window so that you can keep yourself steady as possible during this balancing posture! Hold tree pose for 5 deep breaths before slowly coming out of it on an exhale and repeating with the other side if desired.
A regular yoga practice can help improve overall health by increasing flexibility and strengthening core muscles while also helping to reduce stress levels throughout the day. Plus, starting off each day with a few minutes dedicated solely to yourself can help set positive intentions that will last throughout the rest of your day! Whether new to yoga or experienced practitioner alike, give this simple morning yoga routine a try and see how it works its magic into improving both body and mind!
