Beat stress and get happy with these mood-boosting yoga poses. A 16-minute essential flow to help you shake off any anxiety or frustration, and create a more stable sense of calm.
MOOD BOOSTING YOGA ESSENTIAL FLOW
Repeat this sequence 2 times (once on each side).
1. Mountain pose: 30 seconds. Stand up tall and distribute your weight equally between both feet. Keep your spine long, your body soft and bring your palms together in front of the heart.
2. Chair pose: 30 seconds. Inhale, bring your arms up with the palms facing each other and, as you exhale, bend your knees and sit back.
3. Standing forward bend pose: 30 seconds. Exhale slowly as you bend from the hip joints, draw your belly slightly in and lengthen your torso.
4. Standing half forward bend pose: 30 seconds. Breathe in as lift your torso, press your hands into your shins and straighten your spine.
5. Low plank pose: 30 seconds. Exhale, place your hands on the floor, step back and bend your elbows until your arms form a 90-degree angle.
6. Upward facing dog pose: 30 seconds. Inhale, straighten your arms, lift your torso up, press the top of your feet into the floor and lift your thighs.
7. Downward facing dog pose: 30 seconds. Extend your arms and legs, lift your hips up and back, and breathe out.
8. High lunge pose: 30 seconds. Inhale, step your right leg to the front and lay your torso on your right thigh.
9. Low lunge pose: 30 seconds. Breathe out as you lower your left knee to the floor and place the top of the left foot on the floor. Inhale, lift your torso up and sweep your arms out to the sides and overhead.
10. Plank pose: 30 seconds. Exhale, place your hands on the floor and step your right leg back, beside the left.
11. Low plank pose: 30 seconds. Breathe out as you bend your elbows until your arms form a 90-degree angle.
12. Upward facing dog pose: 30 seconds. Inhale, straighten your arms, lift your torso up, press the top of your feet into the floor and lift your thighs.
13. Downward facing dog pose: 30 seconds. Extend your arms and legs, lift your hips up and back, and exhale.
14. Standing half forward bend pose: 30 seconds. Walk your feet to the front and breathe in as lift your torso, press your hands into your shins and straighten your spine.
15. Standing forward bend pose: 30 seconds. Exhale slowly as you bend from the hip joints, draw your belly slightly in and lengthen your torso.
16. Chair pose: 30 seconds. Breathe in as you lift your torso and bring your arms up with the palms facing each other. Exhale as you bend your knees and sit back.
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