Your breath is your most powerful and accessible tool — use it to wake up, warm up, and prepare yourself for what’s ahead.
Whether you’re just waking up or need a refresh after prolonged sitting, use this warm up to activate your breathing and energize and support your body.
Take your warm up practice further this week:
• Use all the videos in this weekly warm up collection
• Download your free A4Y Practice Plan to plan, track, and review each week.
• Share your practice using #athletesforyoga and #yourweeklya4ypractice — we love to cheer you on!
Use this practice to welcome yourself to your day, align yourself with how you want to feel, and set the tone for the events to come.
- Focus: mental focus, warm up
- When: morning
- Suggested prop: bolster or pillow
Meditation is restorative mental focus training — it helps us to relax and recharge so that we can feel and function our best. Finding a balanced, comfortable seat is a great way to support yourself when you practice, and helps to reinforce balanced sitting — so important in general because we si...
Set a tone of steadiness for the task ahead. This simple breath technique is calming and balancing — use it to start the day or pregame your workout or game/race.
- Focus: mental focus, balance
- When: pre- or post-workout
- Suggested prop: bolster or pillow
