Morning Routine | The Yoga Solution With Tara Stiles

Hi, I'm Tara Stiles, and today on the Yoga Solution I'm going to show you a great routine
that you can do first thing in the morning to wake up your entire body, and calm and
focus your mind. Let's get started. So we'll start standing up nice and tall. Heels right
behind your toes. Take a big inhale, reach your arms all the way up over your head. Big,
deep breath in. And then as you exhale, gently soften all the way up and over your legs.
If the hamstrings feel a little jammed up here, you can always put a nice little bend
in your knees. Especially in the morning, things might feel a little tighter than the
rest of the day. So make sure go really slow and take it easy. And then take a big inhale,
lengthen all the way up to a nice long, flat back. As you exhale, fingers tips pressing,
and also step your left leg all the way back to a nice low lunge here. Just sink your hips
a bit. Maybe sway a bit, side to side. Breathe a lot. And then when you're ready, gently
ease back knee down to the ground, soft on that knee cap here. And again, up to you,
maybe just stay right here if the hips feel a little bit tight this morning. If there's
a little more room to open up, slowly start to peel your body open, letting the hips sink.
Chest can lift. And then anything you want to do with your arms. If it feels nice to
take them all the way up, back behind you. Something to do there. If that's a little
too intense for the morning, maybe just rest them on the front thigh, or all the way down.
Just breathe easy. And when you're ready, we'll bring your finger tips down, either
side your front foot. Tuck your back toes under. Keep your finger tips on the ground.
We'll start to lift your hips straight up, and let your torso here just fold and relax
over this front leg. Really letting your head go. Really letting your neck go. And then
we'll sink your hips all the way back into your nice low lunge. Press your palms firmly
down. Go ahead and lift all the way up and back into your nice Downward Dog here. Just
soften the heels. Relax your head and shoulders. Maybe sway a little bit, side to side. And
real slowly here, we'll start to walk your feet up to the top of your mat here. No rush
at all. Just seeing what's going on, on the backs of the legs. And once you do arrive
all the way upward here, folding in, we'll let your head and neck soften. And again,
we'll roll up to stand. One easy vertebrae at a time. And once you do arrive all the
way up here, big inhale fills you right up. And then, as you exhale, softening all the
way right back up and inward. Alright. And then we'll lengthen up to a long, flat back.
Look up in front of you, and press your finger tips down. And we'll step your right leg way
back behind you. A nice low lunge. And let your hips sink low here, maybe shake a little
bit, side to side. Or drift a little forward and back. And again, when you're ready, gently
lower your back knee down to the ground, soft on that knee cap. So again, it's up to you,
just feel what's going on in your hips here today. Maybe stay right here if this is enough.
Both sides may be a little bit different, so just take it easy. And again, if it feels
even better, just start to peel yourself open. Letting your hips sink, chest can lift or
maybe take your arms up and back behind you. If that's a little too much, you can always
soften out of it. Pressing your hands on your thigh, or right back down. And when you're
ready to come out of that one, press your finger tips down right on either side of your
foot. Tuck your toes and start to lift your hips straight up and in. And let your torso
here just fold and relax over this front leg. Breathe a whole lot into the back of your
body. And again, when you're ready here, put a little softness in your front knee. Press
your palms firmly down. We'll just lift all the way up and right back into your nice Downward
Dog. And just soften the heels, relax your head and shoulders. And take a big inhale.
Lift way up onto your tippy toes, nice and high. And then as you exhale, soften the heels
and relax right back down. Couple more times just like that here. Big inhale lifts you
right up. And then as you exhale, soften the heels and relax. Last one, just like that
one here. Big inhale lifts you right up. And then as you exhale, soften the heels, relax.
And again, simply breathing a whole lot here. Nice long spine. And again, last time here,
softly walking your feet up toward your hands. One simple step at a time. Once you do arrive
all the way up in here, you're just holding inward over the legs. Let your head and neck
go. And again, rolling up to stand, one vertebrae at a time. No rush. And once you do arrive
all the way up, big, giant inhale fills yourself right up. And then as you exhale, softening
all the way, right back inward. So there you have it. A really great routine that you can
do first thing in the morning. You'll get calm, centered, relaxed and focused for the
entire day. I'm Tara Stiles, and I'll see you next on the Yoga Solution. Thanks so much
for watching, you guys. I'm actually checking out the page right now, seeing some of the
comments. We filmed a lot of your comments and questions today. Thanks so much. Keep
them coming. And I'll see you soon.