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If your mornings are anything like ours, they can be quite hectic. It can also help you calm your mind or ease into a restful mode before bed.Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!

This is the moon energy, so it’s more calming, cooling and reflective. It helps you wake up, get more energy and clarity for a warming, sunny energy.” You can also switch the technique and breathe through the left nostril for the opposite effect, Somer says. “The right nostril is the energy of the sun, more fiery and bright and inhaling through this side accesses the opposite (left) or thinking side of your brain. It’s a focus on breathing through one nostril to activate energy in the body,” she explains. 'This is a simple breathwork technique to help wake you up in the morning and clear your mind. You can do this for one minute up to three minutes daily. Keep your spine straight, eyes closed, and breathe deeply. Keep the other fingers straight and extended upwards. Courtney Somer, a certified kundalini yoga and prenatal yoga instructor in New York City, recommends the following breathwork routine: Use your left thumb to gently block the left nostril while you inhale and exhale through the right side. ”This is more a quick, yet efficient flow to wake the body and start your day off on a positive and energized note.”įinally, it can be helpful to start your day with some breathing exercises to clear your mind. Finally, move into the warrior one and two poses. Next move into a plank, followed by a chaturanga to a downward-facing dog. “There is nothing better to me than feeling centered and being able to collect my thoughts.”Īnthony recommends following the above ritual with this yoga flow: Start with cat/cows. “I find this helps center myself, but it also sets a nice tone and flow to the day,” he says.

Cycle through a few half sun salutations to deepen the breath and warm up the body.ĭominic Anthony, an NASM-certified personal trainer in Los Angeles, loves starting his day with an affirmation, mantra, and stating three things he is grateful for.

Bring yourself to the top of your mat, if using one, and slowly roll up to a standing position. Move into a gentle down dog, pedaling out your feet to wake up your hamstrings.Repeat this simple twisting action to complete your six movements. Lengthen out of the arm, then repeat on the second side. Reset your tabletop, then bend your right elbow until it touches the mat, gazing over your left shoulder.Rise back up to a tabletop position, and cycle through a few rounds of cat/cow.In child's pose, walk your hands over to the right for a few breaths, and then the left.

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Turner’s goals for a morning yoga flow include warming up her muscles and spine, deepening her capacity for full breaths and getting her blood pumping after waking up. “While before having my son, I could take my time with a 20-30 minute flow (or longer), these days I tend for a shorter five to 10 minute routine while the coffee brews,” she says. Kelly Turner, an E-RYT 500-certified yoga instructor and director of education at YogaSix in Irvine, California, recommends starting the day with a bit of focused movement and breath to create clarity, focus, and ease for what's to come. She also enjoys doing gentle supine twists in the morning to begin and end a flow. “From there you can really tune into your body and notice the areas that might need some attention.”įor McClelland, that's usually tightness in her lower back and hips, so she’ll often move through cat/cows from hands and knees and build it into a flow, moving with breath, to incorporate child's pose. “I love starting a morning practice with deep, intentional breath,” she says. Lindsay McClelland, an ERYT-200 certified yoga instructor in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a fan of taking things slowly in the morning and letting her body move slowly and intuitively. But where do you start if you've never had a morning yoga routine before? That's where advice from the pros comes in. Starting your day with a morning yoga flow routine can help you approach your day feeling calm and having gained some clarity.

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For many people, starting a new year means setting goals to live intentionally, be more present, and not rush through your daily personal and professional commitments.

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