Great Yoga Poses for Everyday

26 Mar Great Yoga Poses for Everyday

The complaint is epidemic: not enough time in a day for a consistent practice. But what if seven minutes is all you need to enhance your life with yoga? Telluride Yoga Festival regular Mark Whitwell created an app called “I Promise,” which contains an elegant breath-with-movement routine he guarantees will change your life for the better. (The premise of “I Promise” is that you will do the sequence every day for three months.) Or try these “8 Simple Yoga Poses You Should Do Everyday,” asanas Leigh Weingus put together in a HuffPost Healthy Living blog.

Once you begin to experience the cascading benefits of a consistent yoga practice, consider deepening your commitment (and having more fun than a barrel of Hanumans) by signing up for one of many yoga-inspired adventures offered by RE:treat. And/or enjoy a weekend of yoga under the guidance of renowned instructors such as Sianna Sherman, Christina Sell, Tias Little, Gina Caputo, Micheline Berry and Peter Sterios at the Telluride Yoga Festival.

Read on to get started with your daily practice…

 

It’s not always easy to get to yoga class. Whether it’s a late night at work or something else, we get it; sometimes that hour of downward dogging just doesn’t happen.

There’s no reason not to strike a few poses throughout the day, though. In fact, you can reap most of the same benefits of a class by spending a few minutes throughout the day doing a backbend, warrior pose or opening up your hips.

Here are 8 yoga poses to do every day — yes, even at the office. If your co-workers give you weird looks, well, so what?!

When You Wake UpCat-Cow

(Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)

Cat-cow is the perfect way to wake up the entire spine after it’s been resting for a solid seven to eight hours (we hope). Start on your hands and knees in a neutral pose. From there, arch your spine up and look down at your thighs. Take a breath, bring your spine back to neutral and then look up while dropping your belly. Repeat this four times.

Downward Dog

(Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)

Downward dog stretches out the back, legs and arms. It’s a bit more intense than cat-cow, but it’s another great way to wake up. Start on all four with a flat, neutral spine. From there, tuck your toes, lift your hips, bring your ears between your arms and look down at your thighs. Bring your heels toward the ground, and pedal your feet to wake up your hamstrings and calves. Hold this for three breaths before coming back down to your hands and knees.

Mid-MorningStanding Forward Fold…

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