Morning Routine

Many of you have asked for a morning routine you can do at home...So here you go! This easy sequence will get you your joints moving, breath flowing and start your day off feeling connected to your body and mind. Enjoy!

*Always check with your doctor before participating in a yoga practice. Not all yoga poses are for everyone. Always participate with caution and listen to your body.

This entire sequence can be done from a chair..so if weight bearing is hard on your wrist just place your hands in a chair instead of the floor.

Start seated comfortably. Notice your breath. Slowly inhale through your nose and exhale out through your nose. Each cycle of you breath take in more air on the inhale and try to expel more air exhale. As the lungs and ribs warm up you will notice your breath naturally gets deeper and moves with more ease. Do this for 10 breaths.

Slowly move to your hands and knees (table-top). Slowly inhale and tilt the pelvis forward as you open your chest, then tuck the pelvis and bring your chin towards your chest. Repeat cat-cow 5-10 times.

From table top (hands and knees) tuck your toes and lift your hips up and back. While in down dog spread your fingers wide to help support your wrists. Make sure you keep your knees soft. Locking the knees will shift weight into your shoulders. Move around in down dog! Feel your hamstrings and calf muscles stretch. Take a deep breath in, and then let it all out

From down dog gently step forward into a forward fold. Again, keep your knees soft! This will prevent you from pulling on your low back. After a few breaths here slowly inhale to standing. Take 5 deep breaths sanding tall, with your core engaged and your shoulders back.

Go get your day friends,

Chandre xxx