10 yoga poses to do every day

These are 10 yoga poses to do every day and to incorporate into your daily yoga practice! These are suitable for beginners and will make you feel notable.

Yoga poses like these transformed us from someone who acts like an idiot in yoga class into someone who cannot wake up without our daily yoga routine.

Even if it’s just holding one or two of these yoga poses for a couple of breaths, for us yoga made all the difference when it comes to reducing stress levels and pain.

Why we Love Yoga Now

Ommm.

Is that for meditation?

We have no idea.

In case it’s not obvious, let’s address the non-expert on this blog. Me.

We're not a yoga expert. After years of making fart noises in yoga class 4 years ago we started liking yoga.

We're now finally a grown-up. Thanks, Youtube.

How can you not like something that makes you feel like a relaxed rubber band?

Now that we're a better person, we even have our favorite yoga poses. We find these give us more energy, and peace, stretch us out and just put us in wayyyy better mood.

That’s why we try to do these yoga poses every day and we're not telling you what to do, but you should too. At least some of them, mkay? At least for 30s/day at your desk, mkayyy??

You’ll feel so alive like you’ve stolen something. We've never stolen anything. Okay, we stole a snickers bar when we were eight and we were bad at it. We even think the woman caught us.

Ommm, yoga.

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10 The Yoga Poses To Do Every Day

Disclaimer: these are the yoga poses that we try to practice every day, because they make us feel good. However, we’re all different – what works for us, might not work for you. We all deal with different health issues, so please consult your doctor before starting with these exercises or any new exercise regimen.

1. Puppy Pose

Puppy pose is the evil twin of child’s pose. Except it’s not evil, it’s awesome. A mixture between child’s pose and downward dog, this pose stretches your shoulders and spine (which is a pain for us right now). Here’s a video demonstration and here you can find more details + some tips for beginners.

2. Camel Pose

This yoga pose is a energizing backbend. It is not simple and we kinda get light-headed when we do it for too long, but it opens the entire front of the body and we feel like a brand new person.

Be careful with this pose, because according to this source, camel pose is not recommended if you have high or low blood pressure, migraine, insomnia, serious low back or neck injury.

If that’s not the case and you’d like to try this pose and lift your spirits today, here’s a video demo and here are more tips (this site is awesome!).

3. Downward-Facing Dog

This is a famous yoga pose for a reason! It’s relaxing stretches the entire back of your body (shoulders, calves, hamstrings) – a great pose to do when you’ve been sitting or standing for too long. Here’s the video demo and here are more tips on how to do it to get the most (+ when not to do it).

4. Pigeon Pose

Love this pose as it opens the hips and stretches the glutes! It also helps us calm down and feel more relaxed. Here’s a video demonstration and more tips about how to perform this pose properly.

5. Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend

We usually do this stretch after we've done a leg or cardio workout and sometimes when we're stressed out. This pose is calming and stretches the back of the legs, the inner thighs and releases groins. You’ll find the video demonstration here, and more tips (also for beginners) here.

6. Standing Forward Bend

Love this pose when we wake up, when we're going to sleep, when we've been standing for too long or sitting for too long. It’s a simple yoga pose and it calms the nervous system + relaxes your mind and your body. All you need to do is bend slowly forward one vertebra at a time. You can let yourself hang for one or two breaths – you’ll feel brand new after you roll up. Take a look at the video demonstration here and get further tips here.

7. Thread The Needle Pose

If you sit all day long in front of a computer and have tension in the upper back, neck & shoulders like myself – then this pose will feel like heaven sent. This pose is solid to release tension in these areas! We also love the gentle twist in the spine (as we mentioned – pain right now!). You’ll find the video demo with variations here and more tips for beginners + benefits here.

8. Crescent Lunge

A bit more challenging in our opinion, this energizing standing yoga pose is a chest & hip opening pose. It stretches the entire front of your body + your hip flexors and strengthens your body. Find the video demo with variations here and more tips (incl. for beginners) here.

9. Cobra Pose

Cobra pose helps to reduce back pain and improves flexibility. It’s a great yoga pose to open your shoulder blades and your lungs, so you can take deeper breaths. You can find a video demonstration here.

10. Warrior Two

Last but definitely not least, Warrior Two – a standing & strengthening pose. For your body and your mind. This is such a powerful pose, it always makes us feel like we're ready. Whatever happens, we're ready for it. The video demonstrations are here + more tips and interesting details here.

Well, that is it, those are the yoga poses to do every day we would recommend to anyone who wants to feel better daily.

We realize that some of these poses might be too challenging for beginners, but start with what you can do right now and you’ll get there. Also, if you’re a beginner – use the links for the extra tips – there are always beginner variations included there.

This post was originally published in 2018 and last updated in February 2023.