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Sometimes (or maybe a lot of the time) your body needs a deep stretch. If you want to release pent-up tension and give yourself a reprieve from a hectic day—especially if you can’t sneak away for very long—it doesn’t get much better than taking a 15-minute yoga stretch break.
Try a 15-Minute Yoga Stretch for Your Entire Body
Practice any of these sequences when you wake up in the morning, have a few spare minutes midday, or as you wind down before bed. Isn’t the best time for yoga all of the time, anyway?
1. Full-Body Stretch for Sore Muscles
Recovering from a tough workout or practice? This sequence was made with sore muscles in mind. SarahBethYoga includes forward folds and gentle twists in a practice that will help rejuvenate and revive your entire body. After this, your muscles will send you a giant thank you.
2. Morning Stretch to Energize Your Body
Practice this immediately after you roll out of bed—yes, really. Focused on seated postures (especially twists), Yoga with Kassandra’s morning sequence helps relieve tight back muscles and stretches your spine. It promotes flexibility in body and mind for the day ahead. Plus, it’s geared toward students with any amount of yoga experience.
3. Rejuvenating Yoga Stretch for Tight Hips
Looking to increase your hip flexibility and reduce back pain? Yoga With Bird can help with that. Designed as an evening practice, this 15-minute yoga stretch might just become a part of your nighttime routine. Settle into calming yoga poses while soothing music plays in the background. Is there a better way to prepare for sleep?
4. Stretch Sequence for Beginners
This gentle practice from Boho Beautiful Yoga focuses on developing flexibility and mobility in your lower body, especially in your hamstrings and hips. The woodsy setting is the perfect backdrop for a calming practice—even as you watch from your bedroom.
5. Stretch Sequence for Neck and Shoulder Pain
If you spend all day hunched in front of a computer or looking down at your phone, your neck and shoulders might be especially tight. This 15-minute yoga stretch from Gayatri Yoga will offer those hard-working muscles some much-needed relief.