Full Body Yoga Stretch in 10 Minutes (Quick Flow)
A Positive Morning: Practicing awakening yoga in the morning can start your day on a great note! This 10-minute stretch video will give your body a full body stretch, you can do it first thing in the morning to wake up those muscles and help improve flexibility. These beginner friendly morning yoga poses are so intuitive that you don't even need to be a seasoned yogi to practice them.
Why Morning Yoga?
Benefits of Morning Yoga
Increases Energy: Just a few minutes will have your blood flowing and energy up, wakes you right back UP!.
Increases Flexibility: Making sure to stretch daily or almost every day will make your overall flexibility increase which means the chance of you pulling a muscle is highly reduced.
Boost Focus: Investing a few minutes in yourself can relieve you of some cognitive load and drive increased clarity throughout the day.
The 10-Minute Routine
There exists a simple order of different poses what you can try it every morning;
1. Balasana — Child's Pose: Hold for 1 Minute
Kneel, sit back on your heels and reach arms forward along floor. Hold and inhale as you stretch forward, relaxing with each exhale.
2. Cat Cow (Marjaryasana Bitilasana) – 2 minutes
Move to a tabletop position. B for Breathe: Inhale and arch your back (Cow Pose) look up. Inhale and arch your spine (Cow Pose) up, lifting your chest away from the floor. Exhale as you round your spine (Cat Pose), tucking in chin due to close to heart forward leaning position Repeat this for a minute or so while warmingupyourspine
3. Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog) – 1min
From tabletop, lift your hips up and back into an inverted V-shape. Make sure to press your heels towards the mat, while keeping a straight spine and deep breaths.
4. 1 minute / Forward Fold (Uttanasana)
Step your feet to meet in front of the hands, and fold at the waist with a heavy head. If you have to, bend your knees a little. You should feel the stretch in your hamstrings.
5. Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend) — 1 Minute
Step up to stand with the arms overhead, and then fold again from there allowing the head drop. Deep breathe and take a seat back.
6. Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I) – 1 minute each side
Step back with your right foot and step into a lunge over the left knee, arms go overhead. Pause for a count, then twist to the left.
7. Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend) -1 Min
Sitting with legs extended in front of you Inhale reach up exhalation fold towards feet It is meant to release your back and hamstrings.
8. Supine Twist | 1 minute per side
Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, draw your knees into chest then release legs to one side and open arms out wide. Stay here for a moment, feeling the twist in your spine. Switch to the other side.
9. Final Resting PoseSavasana — 1 Minute
Finally, allow yourself to lay flat on your back with arms beside — palms facing away. And giving yourself time to breathe naturally and put your body back into a state of relaxation(in my case – sleep).
Conclusion
SummaryThis short yoga morning practice is a perfect way to end your day leaving you rejuvenated. Add it to your routine, and you may soon be reading about not only a more expansive morning but also one with significantly greater peace-added. This is a time of self-care, not just for your hair but also for the restorative benefits that come with it!