Mood Boosting Morning Yoga Poses

7 Morning Yoga Stretches for a Mood Boost

Do you need some help improving your mood today? It's amazing how much 10 minutes on your mat can change your attitude and outlook.

The poses described below will help you to wake up and put your best foot forward this morning.

No props required.

1. Table Top - Set up on hands and knees, with shoulders over wrists and hips over knees. As you inhale drop the belly, lift the gaze and lift the right heel up to the sky. As you exhale, round and contract, tapping the knee to the nose. Do 5 rounds with the breath.

2. Tiger - Keep your right knee bent and lifted up behind you. Press strong in to the right hand as you reach the left arm back. Trying to clasp hold of the right foot, stretching through the shoulder. Push the foot in to the palm to come in to the back bend. Lift the chest higher.

3. Low Lunge - Step right foot through to the top of the mat. Stack the right knee over the right ankle as you melt the hips down and forward. Bring the right hand to the right knee. Push in to your hand as you look over the right shoulder. Keep the right knee from opening out to the side by pushing in to the big toe.

Repeat 1 - 3 through on the other leg.

4. Dancer's - Come up to stand at the front of the mat. Lift the left foot, bending the knee and clasping the left foot with the left hand. Extend the right arm forward. Reach the tailbone down, draw your naval in. Kick and push the left foot in to the left palm to lift your foot and knee. You might tilt forward, but don't worry about bringing the chest down. Repeat on the other foot.

5. Warrior 2 - Standing at the front of the mat, step your right foot back. Spin the right toes open to the side, and ground the heel down. Bend in to the left knee, bringing the thigh parallel to the mat. Open the hips and chest towards the right as much as you can, without letting the left knee collapse in. Extend the arms out front to back. Keep the shoulders over the hips.

6. Triangle - Straighten the front leg, and tilt the right hip up. Keeping length in the side body, bring the left hand down to the front shin and extend the right arm up towards the ceiling. Try to stack shoulder over shoulder, keeping the chest open. If it feels okay in your neck, maybe look up towards the right hand.

Repeat 5 and 6 on the other side.

7. Puppy - Return to table top. Keep the hips over the knees, as you walk the hands forward to the top of the mat. Bring the forehead down to the floor if possible. Slow down the breath here, taking deep inhales and exhales. Spend a moment here connecting to the heart space.

Want more of these 10 minute morning yoga practices? Want to commit to 30 days in a row? Join the Morning Movement Challenge here!

These 7 poses come from day 9 of the Morning Yoga Challenge. Practice with me in the video below.

Namaste,
Kassandra

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