Looking for a few yoga shapes to get your day started? Try these out!

Especially if your day involves sitting in a chair and working on devices, this is a great practice to get your spine moving in all directions while emphasizing front of chest opening. Take slow, intentional breaths in and out of your nose. Hold each shape for 5 to 10 breaths.

1 - Standing Side Bend

Start with your feet hip distance apart. Reach both of your arms overhead. With your right hand hold your left wrist. First lengthen straight up and then lean to your right. Gently pull up and over with your right hand to deepen the stretch on the left side of your body. Repeat on second side.

2 - Ragdoll Standing Forward Bend

With your feet hip distance apart or wider, hinge from your hips into a standing forward bend. Especially with a morning practice, take a generous bend in your knees and allow your spine to be heavy. Interlace your forearms in front of you and hold opposite elbows. Let your neck be long and your head heavy.

3 - Kneeling Lunge with Front of Shoulder Stretch

Step your right foot forward into a lunge and place your left knee down. Stack your right knee over your right ankle and your left hip over your left knee. Firmly press the top of your back foot and front heel into the floor. Draw the fronts of your hips up toward your lower ribs to emphasize the stretch on the front of your left hip. Engage your left glutes. Reach your arms behind your back and grasp your forearms. Draw your shoulder blades down and together to widen the front of your chest. Repeat on second side.

4 - Cobra

With your belly down, separate your feet hip distance apart or narrower with your toes pointed back. Place your hands along side your upper to middle ribs. Hug your shoulder blades down and together. Pull your elbows in toward the midline. As you begin to lift your chest and upper ribs, press the tops of your feet down, frontal hip bones down, and create a pulling back action with your hands. Your Cobra can stay low (like pictured above) or play with lifting your middle ribs off the floor as you continue to hug your elbows and shoulder blades in.

5 - Bridge

Lay flat on your back with your feet hip distance apart or wider and your knees bent. Press through your feet to lift your pelvis. With your arms alongside you, gather your shoulder blades in closer toward your spine. Press the back of your head, upper arm bones, and feet firmly into the floor. As you continue to lift your hips, firm your glutes and hamstrings.

6 - Seated Twist

With your right shin crossed in front of your left shin, place your left hand on your right knee and your right hand behind you. Ground your back hand and sitting bones. Lengthen straight up through the crown of your head as you twist turn your belly button, ribs, chest, and chin to the right. Repeat on second side.