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Today I’m excited to share a 20-minute power yoga flow video with you along with how to start your day in an intentional, powerful and present way! There’s also a $100 Visa Gift Card giveaway at the end of the post so that’s a pretty sweet deal too! (And keep reading to find out how to make your mornings a little sweeter!)
Let’s talk about your morning flow. Do you have a set morning routine or do your mornings tend to be more like sleep as long as possible and rush as fast as you can to get where you need to be? I believe that the pace of our mornings and what we do in the first hour that we are awake can have a huge impact on the day ahead.
Since I’ve dropped all but one of my early morning work commitments, I’ve really come to love the ease and peace of the hour right after I wake up. I find that I feel best when I spend some time in both meditation and movement to start the day. I also look forward to making a cup of hot coffee or tea and a nutritious breakfast more than I should probably admit!
I’m a yoga teacher so I may be a little biased but I think that moving and breathing is one of the best ways to intentionally start your day. Syncing your movement and breath through a yoga flow instantly snaps you into presence and sets you up for deep, full breathing in your day ahead. Getting into this breathing pattern helps to calm the nervous system and will help you make decisions based on ration and reason instead of reaction as you move through your day.
And gosh, does the stretch ever feel amazing after a night of sleep! While I do have to go slower and be more mindful in early morning practice, I always emerge from it feeling energized, clear and positive.
I’ve put together a 20-minute power yoga flow for you guys that I’m sure you’ll love starting your day with. It’s just the right mix of stretching and flow along with twists, backbends and inversions.
Rise and Shine 20-Minute Power Yoga Flow Video
Here’s a video demonstrating the full 20-minute power yoga flow along with my coaching and cues to walk you through it pose-by-pose.
As you’re going through this flow, I really encourage you to think about the day ahead…How do you want to feel throughout it? How can you remember to keep the breath and focus you cultivate through your practice with you when things get tense or stress starts to creep in? How can you practice taking a deep breath before you react to things that come up? How can you choose a positive attitude and to see the best in all people and situations instead of going into the day looking for everything that could go wrong?
Remember, YOU are 100% in charge of the decisions you make about your attitude and perspective. Change it and shift it if you don’t like where you are right now.
I hope you love this flow and find that it’s both useful and feels good! As always, I’m open to your questions and feedback. Beginner yogis, it might take a few times of watching and practicing to really find your groove but stick with it!
After practice it’s time to grab that cup of coffee or tea and make yourself some breakfast! While I prefer my coffee black, I enjoy sweetening my tea and smoothies a bit sometimes and I’ve discovered an organic, non-GMO, vegan and gluten-free option that’s part of the In The Raw family of sweeteners – Organic Stevia In The Raw. It’s perfect for sweetening beverages both hot and cold as well as for sprinkling on things like fruit or yogurt.
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I like coffee in the mornings
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I love a La Croix first thing, it helped me beat my diet coke habit!
At 33 weeks pregnant, all I want when I wake up is a HUGE tumbler of ice cold water. This baby keeps me toasty warm all night and makes me so thirsty!
All about the coffee in the morning! First, coffee, then lots and lots of h2o!
My favorite morning beverage is definitely a cup of coffee. Actually 3 cups of coffee. Haha. I used to drink it with cream and sugar, but ever since Whole30 I’ve been loving it black!
Thanks for the yoga flow, Jen. I’m excited to try it tonight! I would LOVE to see more yoga videos from you.
I always say that it’s not worth getting out of bed, if I can’t have coffee! I am traditional: a little sugar with a splash of cream.
Coffee for sure… with a little bit of flavored creamer:)
I love lemon ginger tea with almond milk!
Iced coffee for me. And water, water, water!
I am a huge fan of drinking a huge bottle of water when I first get up followed by black coffee!
Yum! My favorite way to start my morning is wit ha steaming mug of green tea, that I refill throughout the day! If I’m feeling fancy and enjoying a slow morning, I love freshly roasted coffee and a green smoothie! That counts, right? hehe
Black coffee or an Americano!
I like to get a London Fog or Matcha Latte at my favorite coffee shop for an occasional morning treat.
Coffee or hot chocolate
I start my day with lots of water and a cup of black coffee. Sometimes a cappuccino on the weekends.
Also, the video is great! Love this.
I like water in the morning.
Definitely a nice, hot cup of black coffee!
I’m nursing right now and when I wake up I crave a big glass of water!
I usually stick to cold water in the mornings. But when it starts to get cold here in the PNW I like to drink tea! I really like Tulsi tea and Whole Foods has quite a few flavors so I can mix it up!
I’m nursing, so it sounds lame, but give me all the water! So. Thirsty.
I like coffee with half and half in the morning.
Black coffee!
Thanks for the video! I can’t wait to try the flow. I start every day with 27oz of water, then a smoothie. I’ve been doing it for years and love how it makes me feel.
My new favorite is Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Almond milk with coffee. I do add a little bit of honey too.
I start my morning with a cup of coffee!
I just did your yoga flow video, thanks so much! I have been loving Trader Joe’s Autumn tea in the morning, also with a cup of coffee!
I love a huge mug of black coffee with collagen in the mornings!
Coffee coffee coffee! It’s the very first thing I look forward to each day.
I like coffee with a little Trader Joe’s fat free half& half.
I’m currently pregnant, so my morning drink of choice is just some hot water with honey. It sooths my throat and keeps me hydrated with a touch of sweetness!
i start my morning with hot water and lemon or apple cider vinegar 🙂
I love my morning coffee! That or a glass of water to start the day hydrated!
Water!
Yogi Tea: Positive Energy! It’s the best and honestly hard to find sometimes so I stock up when I see it.
I did your yoga flow video while baking sourdough bread! A perfect 20 minute combo 🙂
I love coffee in the morning with a seasonal creamer (even though I know those aren’t good for you!) so I’ve been trying to do black coffee a few times a week as well. It’s not as indulgent but I’m still enjoying it!
ice cold water flavored with bcaas. the best one I have right now tastes just like sunny d, and I look forward to drinking it every morning 🙂
My go-to morning beverage is locally-roasted coffee with honey and almond milk
Hot coffee, all year long 🙂
With the mornings getting colder here, I have been loving hot ginger lemon tea.
Chai lattes are my favorite morning drink. Mmmm
Coffee and water 🙂
crystal light with caffeine! I hate coffee so I need an alternative caffeine source
I love Stevia in the Raw and I use it every day! My favorite drink is my Hot Caramel Latte that I make every day! So yummy.
I love black coffee in the morning with just a teeny bit of stevia 🙂
i love hot chocolate ith cinnamon in the morning . #sweepstakesentry
I have to have my coffee in the morning but I am trying to change to chai tea!
Lots of water and hot tea in the cooler months!
I’m not a coffee drinker, so I always start my day with a combination of orange juice and cranberry juice!
Water and a Kombucha!
water with lemon. Best way to start my day.
My new favorite morning drink is back espresso made in my Moka!
oops….*black espresso
Can’t wait to try out the yoga flow!
My favorite morning beverage is definitely coffee! Iced or hot, either one. I usually drink it black, sometimes I’ll add a splash of vanilla almond milk.
Black coffee is my favorite morning beverage.
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Water first, then coffee with half/half or a little creamer, and then more water. I wish I could drink black coffee!!!
I look forward to black coffee with a touch of honey every morning!
I love my morning coffee! A latte if I’m feeling extra fancy or need an extra pick me up after a hard workout.
A huge mug of freshly ground coffee with vanilla creamer!
I love drinking hot ginger peach green tea or yerba mate in the morning. I am a high school teacher, so I need something rejuvenating before teaching 130+ students:)
I love coffee or warm lemon with honey – just depends on the day!
8 oz cup of French Press coffee with 1/2 n 1/2. Breakfast is absolutely my favorite meal of the day after a hard workout!
Black coffee and a big glass of water!
Favorite morning beverage — black coffee 😉
A glass of water and black coffee! Thanks for this morning flow!
All the coffee…with Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides and Nut Pods Pumpkin Spice Creamer. So good!
I love a cup of coffee with flavored creamer!
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I love my bai bubble drinks. I can’t do coffee after my last pregnancy 🙁
I love Starbucks Pike Place with Vanilla Nut milk and of course sugar in the raw…I need 2-3 cups to start my day!
black coffee!
Favorite morning beverage – coffee of course!
I just did the yoga workout for a lunch time workout. Thanks for posting that. I would really like to see you post more yoga flow videos where the sound is included. I was able to follow along with your voice. I have read your blog for many years and I would like to see more videos like this!
Coffee! Every day. I like mine with stevia and a little bit of peppermint extract 🙂
A black nespresso-my favorite!
I love Flat Whites!
I always drink a big glass of water as soon as I wake up, but my favorite morning beverage is coffee- hands down!
I usually drink coffee in the morning before I leave for work.
Coffee!
I like a glass of water and a cup of coffee.
Lenny Boys Lavenderade Kombucha! Especially after and early morning run!
Flavored coffee + half&half…simple but I seriously go to bed at night looking forward to my coffee in the morning! It is such a comforting / meditative way to start my day to sit and smell my coffee 🙂
Coffee is my favorite morning beverage…however water is my first!
I work out first thing in the morning – so I drink water during my workout and then BCAA’s for recovery after.
I’m alllll about my coffee in the morning!! I like mine super creamy 🙂
My morning routine is usually quick as I teach class in the morning, BUT I do get to go home right after to make a egg and oats breakfast with my coffee +protein powder (in my coffee) Mmmmm, Best Ever!
There is nothing like a hot cup of coffee in the morning!
hot lemon water, coffee, water 🙂
Water and coffee.
Tea is my favorite beverage to drink.
I try to drink a big glass of water to start my day off right!
My favorite morning beverage is flavored water. I exercise first thing in the morning and I crave water with added flavoring! Sometimes I will add sliced cucumbers to water.
I love having herbal tea in the morning
Water!
Hot green tea or a latte
Peppermint tea is my favorite morning beverage.
I start my morning with a cup of coffee with French Vanilla flavorings.
A big cup of black coffee 🙂
I love to start my morning with cold lemon water followed by black coffee with a splash of half and half.
A bit boring but just some coffee with whole milk! Thanks for the morning routine it looks great 🙂
My favorite beverage is coffee!
Lately, overnight french press cold-brew coffee with a splash of milk, maybe a sprinkle of cinnamon. Once the temps drop, though, it’s back to Americano!
I’m boring I start every day with black coffee
Coffee all the way!
I love a cup of tea in the morning.
My favorite morning beverage would have to be coffee- and who says it is just for morning??
Thanks for this flow, Jen! Excited to try it. I have a young child and I can never really tell when she’s going to get up in the morning. I do try to get up early to ease into my day with a quiet coffee and filling breakfast, but sometimes it’s more relaxing than others 😉
Coffee with cream
I have to have my morning coffee followed by water.
Coffee blended with an egg yolk and a scoop of collagen powder….heavy cream and stevia when the weather turns colder and I need a little extra motivation to get out of bed!
Coffee! Specifically a Dunkin’ Donuts k cup with stevia and skim milk ??
I love to have morning smoothies. They fill me up and they are so nutritious.
I’ve just started hot lemon water and I love it!
Decaf coffee with half-and-half!
I like to have coffee in the morning.
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I always head straight for my black coffee first thing in the morning. Later I love a hot cup of green tea which I always sweeten…this stevia might be a new fav…can’t wait to try it!!
Mint tea, so soothing!
I usually start my day with water. Thanks for posting the yoga video, I can’t wait to try it!
Coffee with coconut milk every morning!
Peppermint tea!
I love hot coffee in the morning!
I’ve been trying to stay away from caffeine due to insomnia so I limit myself to one cup decaf coffee (or decaf americano!). I’ve also been loving herbal teas – ginger tumeric from TJs, Egyptian licorice mint, and TJ’s harvest blend tea have been my favorite recently!
I really wish I started my day out more slowly. Instead, my feet hit the ground seconds after my alarm goes off, brush teeth, dress, and shake up my pre-workout! Yes, that’s the first thing I drink days a week!
Coffee after my workout !
I love coffee blended with coconut oil and honey. Sometimes I’ll do a hot lemon water if the morning isn’t too crazy.
Loved the yoga flow, more yoga videos please!!!! Or just help me find them on your blog…..
~Allison
Coffee. Black only!
Coffee please!
Coffee!! 🙂
I have breakfast blend coffee with hazelnut creamer, each morning.
Love love the morning yoga flow!! More videos please! ?❤️
Coffee, always!
Coffee is my favorite thing in the morning! I switch to tea later in the morning and afternoon, but my day isn’t right unless I start with a huge cup of coffee as big as my head.
A big cup of green or earl grey tea.
I love iced coffee with almond milk first thing in the morning!
COFFEE with a side of H2O
Coffee with vanilla protein powder is my morning drink! Thank you!
Definitely lots of water right when I wake up and then dark roast coffee with a little almond milk creamer!
I make a fruit smoothie with Greek yogurt every morning for breakfast. But now that it’s getting cold, my smoothie makes me so cold! May have to think about having a warm beverage.
Love some cold brew and water in the morning!
I love ice cold water with a drop of peppermint or lemon essential oil…gets me going!
Coffee, black or with a splash of milk, then lots of water!
A hot cup of coffee with some steamed almond milk is my favorite morning beverage 🙂
Coffee, with 1/2 & 1/2
I start every morning with a big glass of water with lemon. Then coffee with cream!
Coffee with a splash of half and half!
Black coffee in the morning and then go for a little soy creamer in the second cup 🙂
Definitely coffee! I add a splash of half and half
First I chug a biiig glass of room temperature water, then right on to coffee!
I blend up a cup of dark roast coffee, a half tablespoon of coconut oil, splash of almond milk, pinch of cacao powder and maybe a dash of vanilla. It’s so delicious.
I try to drink water first, but my true morning drink is always coffee!
Coffee with a yummy creamer flavor like sweet cream or caramel macchiato!
My favorite morning beverage is coffee. I like to grind the beans, and use a lot of 2% milk. So good.
I’m excited to give your yoga video a try this weekend!
I love haven’t hazelnut coffee in the mornings!
I loved your yoga video so much thank you!!!! I was curious the name of your yoga studio? I would love to come visit! Seriously I loved your teaching style!!!
I loveeee my coffee! My favorite is Starbucks soy sugar free vanilla latte! 🙂
Love taking your classes @ Y2!
My favorite morning beverage is a caramel latte!
always coffee in the morning <3
All about the matcha tea right now!
Always coffee!
My favorite is definitely coffee – more specifically, Nespresso pods with foamed milk or homemade cold brew 🙂
I have to have protein first thing in the morning so I drink skim milk.
I always start my day with a glass of room temperature water with a tablespoon of lemon juice stirred in! I sip on cold water for the rest of the morning.
When I want a treat to start the day, it’s a skim white mocha, no whip!
I love hot black tea with a splash of milk and tiny bit of sugar first thing in the morning. Nothing better than wrapping your hands around a hot mug!
I start my day with white tea with Organic Stevia in the Raw! I’m crazy about Stevia!
My favorite morning beverage is either orange juice or a smoothie.
I drink coffee every morning.
I love a cup of sweet tea or peppermint tea
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I love green tea in the mornings!
I love hot lemon water first thing in the morning, but I will never turn down a mug of my favorite cup of hot tea!
Love the yoga flow! I start my mornings with strong coffee and add a splash of almond milk.
I like to drink coffee with creamer and splenda.
i chug a cup of water, then its coffee all morning!
I love this flow! I hope you do more videos. Maybe a yoga for runners soon?! 🙂
Black coffee and a can of Wegman’s sparkling water. Obsessssed.
I love to start my day moving – I feel better physically and mentally. I do need to be better about stretching too though. I always start my day with 12 ounces of cold water. After that I enjoy hot tea – my current favorite is caramel vanilla flavored.
Coffee, of course! Can’t wait to do this flow.
In the mornings I have to have my smoothie. My favorite is spinach, banana, cacao, peanut butter. Thank you for the chance to win!
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I can’t go without my morning coffee, I drink it with silk almond creamer and collagen
I love to drink coffee!
My favorite morning beverage is hot chocolate.
Favorite morning beverage: two cups of black coffee
Coffee with collagen upon waking.
Loved starting off my day with this flow ?
Thanks for the morning flow. Morning drinks, in order: water, coffee, protein shake. Off to buy dog food for the fur kids. Hey, I could really use a gift card about now 😀
Namaste
Preferred beverage is coffee with french vanilla creamer, and a side of water. 🙂
My favorite morning beverage is green tea. I like it hot with raw unfiltered manuka honey. MM.
I always enjoy a cup of coffee with cream and cinnamon!
My favorite morning beverage is coffee with a bit of milk. Sometimes I add a few drops of flavored stevia for fun!
Hot green tea.
I love Four Sigmatic mushroom coffee with almond milk and stevia!
I start my morning with a bulletproof coffee. I’ve been toying with stretching in the morning and your video is perfect! Thank you!
A tall glass of water out of the fridge!
I start my morning with a cup or two of hot tea.
Thanks so much.
My absolute favorite is hot chocolate, but it doesn’t give me that caffeine boost. So, i usually mix hot cocoa in my coffee to try and get the best of both worlds 😀
I love my morning cup of tea!
While I love coffee, I usually have water first thing in the morning.
Coffee, unless I have a cold- then tea sounds lovely.
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I absolutely love going on my run in the morning!
I like cold water in the morning the most.
I like drinking some hot tea in the morning (peppermint) with honey and sugar
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I LOVE a good cup of coffee in the morning.
I enjoy my large (2 cups) of coffee in the morning with pumpkin bread this week, soon to be your pistachio shortbread cookies when I make them.
yoga, a run and coffee
coffee with stevia and cream! 🙂
My morning starts off with a run and then I help get the kids off to school. I make oatmeal for my wife and I normally drink a fair amount of water and Blue Machine made by Naked Juice, its very tasty!
I can’t survive without my morning coffee!
We save a lot of money by brewing our own coffee at home. I like a strong cup of coffee with creamer and stevia every morning.
mostly coffee in the mornings!
I drink tea in the morning. I’ve never been a coffee drinker.
I like iced tea in the morning!
i like tea or milk in the morning
I like coffee.
My favorite morning beverage – black coffee.
Got to have it!
thank you
I have to start my morning with coffee!
My favorite is a cup of strong black coffee…preferably Peet’s.
I loved loved loved this yoga video but the music is way too loud, would you mind to put the volume down for the next one? Thank you!!
Lina