Wake Up Your Breathing
Wake Up Your Breathing • 5m 29s
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!
Up Next in Wake Up Your Breathing
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Good Morning Meditation
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 -
Sit + Breathe
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...
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Balancing Breath
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
