Want to wake up every morning feeling energised, happy and eager to embrace the day? It’s time to start doing yoga. Research shows a regular yoga practice can transform your daily life, boosting your energy and focus, reducing stress and anxiety and improving your strength and flexibility to make everyday tasks so much easier. Morning yoga is the perfect way to start your day and reap maximum rewards from this incredible system of mind and body exercise. Not convinced you have enough time in your schedule? The good news is, you only need 10 minutes! Just a short session of yoga first thing can transform your daily life – and this book will show you how. 10-Minute Morning Yoga offers an expert guide to practising yoga at home. Just follow the step-by-step poses and sequences, specially designed for mornings by top yoga instructor Laura Gate-Eastley. You’ll also find morning meditation and breathing exercises to deepen the benefits even further.
Welcome
10 Minute Morning Yoga - 4th Edition
How to USE THIS BOOK • Ready to discover the magic of morning yoga? Follow the steps below to get the most from your guide
MORNING MIRACLE • Sunrise yoga is an ancient tradition that will transform your life for the better
DISCOVER THE BENEFITS • Make every day a good day by starting with 10 minutes of yoga. Here’s why you should try it
THE MAGIC OF MORNING YOGA • Vinyasa yoga teacher Laura Gate-Eastley explains why yoga is the perfect way to start your day
HOW TO BE AN EARLY BIRD • Are you more owl than lark? Follow these easy steps and learn to love your mornings
GET STARTED
Breathing BASICS • Learning how to breathe well is the foundation of your yoga practice. It can also transform your daily life
PERFECT POSTURE • Knowing the fundamentals of yoga alignment will help you practise safely
Tips FOR MORNING YOGA • Hitting the mat first thing is easy, if you try these simple ideas
YOUR YOGA KIT • Support your morning practice with yoga props designed to help you stretch and strengthen
THE POSES
Standing poses
Backbend poses
Sitting poses
Reclining poses
THE SEQUENCES
Wake up YOUR BODY • Ease out morning stiffness and prepare to practise yoga with these simple warm-up moves
SALUTE THE MORNING • Kickstart your day with classic Sun salutation sequences, suitable for every level from beginner to advanced
ENERGISE YOUR DAY • Wake your body and mind with this uplifting sequence
GROUND YOURSELF • Wake your body and mind with this uplifting sequence
FIND YOUR FOCUS • Start the day feeling sharp and focused with this centring series of moves
MORNING STRETCH • Limber up your muscles and loosen your joints with this deeply stretching sequence
TAKE IT FURTHER
Breathe INTO BEING • Deepen your yoga practice and boost your wellbeing by adding simple, yogic breathing exercises to your morning sessions from breathwork expert Hanna-Jade Browne
Morning MEDITATION • Start your day feeling calm and centred with some simple meditation exercises from yoga teacher and mindfulness expert Ali Roff Farrar
EMBRACE THE DAY • Stay happy and healthy by adding some simple yogic rituals into your morning
MEET THE EXPERTS • We hope you’ve enjoyed discovering the joys of morning yoga! Meet the expert instructors who have contributed to this book