Yoga Instructors Recommend These Stretches to Help You Wake Up and Get Energized Every Morning

This simple pose "helps stimulate the ascending, descending, and transverse sections of the colon while also giving a gentle stretch to the lower back, hamstrings, and hips," said Muadi Dibinga, RYT 250, adding, "This posture is great because it can be done before you even get out of bed."

• Begin lying flat on your back.
• Bend your knees into your chest and clasp your hands around both shins.
• Gently pull down to increase the stretch in the lower back. Gently nod your head or roll your body from side to side.
• Relax like this for five breaths.