7 Mood-Boosting Yoga Classes to Brighten Your Day
What’s the first thing you reach for when you feel stressed — your phone for some mindless scrolling? Your credit cards for a bit of retail therapy? Let us suggest a healthier way of dealing with life’s curveballs with yoga classes to boost your mood. Perhaps it’s an invigorating morning yoga class that stretches your tense muscles and sets the tone for the day, or a chill flow that clears your mind and provides the perfect evening wind-down. We’ve rounded up seven of our favorite classes for their mood-boosting potential, regardless of what time of the day you practice them.
Positively Powerful with Carling Harps
Wake up your mind and body with a morning dose of positivity in this sunrise sequence that’s part of the Awaken: Morning Yoga series. You’ll work on upper-body strengthening poses like Plank, Three-Legged Dolphin, and Fallen Triangle as you focus on positive affirmations throughout the class.
Sunrise Stretch with Koya Webb
If you’re looking for a beginner yoga class or a gentle flow to practice on your rest days to promote recovery, this is the one for you. You’ll stretch your entire body, get your blood flowing, and work out any stiffness in your muscles from the night before. This is the perfect way to start your day feeling light and limber.
Hamstrings & Hips with MC YOGI
If you find yourself sitting for a large portion of the day, you’ll likely have a lot of built-up tension in your hips. In this feel-good flow, you’ll loosen up your hamstrings and hips through deep, intentional movements and stretches.
Everlasting Joy with Andrew Sealy
Bring happiness and empowerment into your mind, body, and spirit in this uplifting vinyasa class that explores arm balances, inversions, and transitions. This is the ideal class for turning your day around or for finding energy when you’re feeling depleted.
Feel-Good Energy Flow with Caitlin Turner
Release the energy blocks in your joints and muscles in this full-body vinyasa flow with hip-openers like Low Lunge and Pigeon Pose and backbends like Wheel. Shed the negativity you’re holding on to and emerge from this class feeling all the good vibes.
Feel Good with Briohny Smith
In this quick, under-20-minute class, you’ll release tension in both mind and body with feel-good yoga poses like Sphinx, One-Legged Downward Dog, and Bow. You’ll leave the class feeling stretched out, warmed up, and ready to tackle the day.
Drift Off With Gratitude with Naya Rappaport
Prepare for a night of restful sleep in this heart-opening, gentle yoga class. You’ll move through poses like Cat-Cow, Tiger, and Camel, then finish with a journaling exercise to de-stress and center your mind before bed.
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