Start Your Day With These Morning Yoga Poses

Instead of complaining that you want to stay in bed for a little bit longer, you should consider waking up your body with a few exercises. Yoga is a great way to boost your energy in the morning and it has many health benefits. Here’s some basic morning poses to start your day energized.

Chair Pose

Chair pose is great for the legs and core – it strengthens the muscles in your thighs and feet, tones your core muscles, and increases ankle mobility.

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Dancer Pose

This challenging yoga pose is a great way to start your morning, but it requires a lot of balance and strength. Dancer pose will improve your flexibility and boost your energy in a matter of minutes.

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Child’s Pose

This is a beginner’s yoga pose and is often used as a resting position in between more difficult poses.  Child’s pose is great for reducing stress and activating your muscles.

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I cried at the end of yoga class yesterday. In savasana (on my side in the fetal position)… with tears coming down my face. . Out of pure frustration. Not with anyone or anything – but with myself, and my body. . I went to class feeling OK (a little sore, but certainly no intention of bursting into tears). But as I moved through class – every movement we we’re cued to do during class felt painful. Strained. Not right. . My body felt weak. . So when it came time to lay on our backs towards the end of class – I sure as hell couldn’t do a backbend, or an inversion, and I couldn’t even lay flat on my back without pain. . So.. there I was. Laying on my side. With tears just uncontrollably streaming down my face. . And the tears weren’t because of the pain – because I know it can always be worse. But for the frustration of not knowing what to do, or how to fix it, or feeling like I’ve tried everything I can think of. . Those of you who have been following me for a bit now know that I’ve been dealing with some back issues since the end of last Summer. And no matter what I do – more/less/nothing… it doesn’t seem to get much better. . But what it makes me even MORE sad about – is the people that deal with constant pain or chronic health issues on an even more long-term basis. Aside from the way that it can effect you physically – the way that it effects you mentally is just as taxing, if not more. . I felt like this was important to share because from the outside looking in you really truly never know what someone is going through, or how they are feeling (not speaking about myself but just in general). . If you’re out there and you deal with chronic pain or health issues I’m sending you SO much love and SO much light – you’re a true warrior. . Keep pushing. Keep going. You got this. Things WILL get better. . ✨ Pic by @jayg.photo of me in my favorite pose now more than ever Wearing all @aloyoga #beagoddess #aloyoga . #childspose #balasana #wyapc #yogateacher #instayoga #yogagram #yogapic #westchesteryoga #nycyoga

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Triangle Pose

Triangle pose may be hard the first time you try it, but don’t lose hope – once you get into shape it’ll be a piece of cake. This pose is beneficial for so many reasons – it engages every part of the body, strengthens the core and stretches the legs.