"Awaken your body and mind with these energizing yoga poses to start your day right!"

Starting your day with yoga can help you feel energized, focused, and calm. Here are 18 yoga poses to create your ideal morning routine:

Child's Pose (Balasana): Begin in a kneeling position with your toes touching and your knees apart. Stretch your arms forward and rest your forehead on the ground.

Cat-Cow Pose (Marjaryasana/Bitilasana): Come to a tabletop position with your wrists directly under your shoulders and your knees under your hips. Inhale as you arch your spine, lifting your tailbone and head (cow pose), and exhale as you round your spine, tucking your chin to your chest (cat pose).

Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana): From tabletop, tuck your toes and lift your hips up and back, creating an inverted V-shape with your body.

Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I): From downward-facing dog, step your right foot forward between your hands and spin your left heel down, pressing into the outer edge of your left foot. Inhale as you lift your torso and arms up, bringing your palms together overhead.

Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II): From warrior I, open your arms to shoulder height and turn your torso to face the side, bending your right knee and keeping your left leg straight.

Triangle Pose (Trikonasana): Straighten your right leg and reach your right hand forward, placing it on your shin or a block. Reach your left arm up to the ceiling and gaze up or forward.

Tree Pose (Vrksasana): From standing, bring your right foot to your left inner thigh or calf. Press your foot into your leg and engage your core to stand tall. Bring your palms together at your chest.

Chair Pose (Utkatasana): From standing, bend your knees and lower your hips, as if you were sitting back in a chair. Reach your arms forward or up.

Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar): This sequence consists of several poses, including downward-facing dog, plank pose, cobra or upward-facing dog pose, and forward fold. Repeat several times, flowing with your breath.

Boat Pose (Navasana): Sit with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Lift your feet off the ground and balance on your sit bones, extending your legs straight if possible.

Locust Pose (Salabhasana): Lie on your belly with your arms at your sides. Lift your chest, arms, and legs off the ground, reaching back through your toes.

Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana): Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Lift your hips up towards the ceiling, pressing into your feet and shoulders.

Camel Pose (Ustrasana): Kneel with your knees hip-distance apart and your hands on your lower back. Arch your spine and reach your hands back towards your heels.

Fish Pose (Matsyasana): Lie on your back with your legs extended and your arms at your sides. Lift your chest up and place the top of your head on the ground, arching your upper back.

Plow Pose (Halasana): Lie on your back and lift your legs up towards the ceiling. Lower your legs overhead, reaching your toes towards the ground behind you.

Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana): From plow pose, lift your hips and legs up towards the ceiling, supporting your lower back with your hands.