Morning yoga! It’s the thing that has made my life so much better over the last few years. Here I’m sharing some of the best morning yoga stretches and my favorite routines to do first thing after I wake up. Plus the benefits of starting your day with some exercise, there are many. Most of the yoga poses are suitable for beginners, can be done at home and take 10 minutes or less!
Okay, I’ll admit it. As a mom of an almost 2-year old, most days I don’t have the energy to lift my finger and do a “proper” workout in the morning. I feel really good after, but I simply can’t seem to motivate myself upfront to do anything jump-y or more intense after waking up. Luckily, there’s always that little voice that tells me: You can still do some yoga.
And then I say: Well, you’re also right. I don’t feel like it, but I can use a morning yoga stretch.
Sometimes I trick myself and do an entire 10-minute yoga sequence from Youtube. And it turns out to not be a stretch sequence, but power yoga. The one you do for weight loss. Well, thank you for the confusion.
And then once that whole monologue in my head and the morning yoga routine are done – I’m so happy I did it. I did something really good for my body and mind and it’s only 6:30 AM.
I’ve been practicing yoga for a while now and because I know how precious it is, I try to always make time for it in the morning. Before we get to my favorite yoga poses and the 3 short, but magical morning yoga videos, let me share the yoga benefits I’ve experienced until now.
Morning Yoga Benefits
You’ll feel more open. Your body’s probably very tight in the morning and most of us are sitting for long hours every day, believe it or not, 10 minutes of stretching in the morning can make you feel brand new.
Pain Relief. If you’re like me and struggle often with back and neck pain, you’re about to find out how truly healing 10 minutes of morning yoga can be. Practicing early in the day will reduce pain and make you less grumpy, so you can actually enjoy the day.
Yoga can wake you up. Some of the stretches below are energizing poses that can raise your heartbeat and your blood pressure, and make you feel more awake. (at the same time: caution to everyone with high blood pressure!)
Yoga calms down your mind. If you’re starting the day thinking about the million things you have to do, what can go wrong and the things that scare you – doing yoga is a great way to break that off. You will instead focus on something else – your body, your health, the things that are good in your life. Practicing for 10 minutes every day definitely makes me more positive and happy.
Disclaimer: Please consult a medical professional before starting this or any other new exercise regimen.
