Here are five 10-minute yoga routines for busy Moms who’re always on the go! Choose one based on what you need right now, & see the difference!

When you’re a Mom, it goes without saying that you’re going to be busy! With a million things to tackle, self-care is often the last thing on our minds, especially when it comes to fitness and stress relief.

So what if we tell you that you can achieve both these goals in just 10 minutes a day?

Here are five 10-minute yoga routines for busy Moms, tailormade for the most common situations you’ll face on a daily basis. Because they’re just 10 minutes, you can easily squeeze them in when your little one is taking a nap, at school or during your lunch break. It’s the ultimate life hack, so no more excuses – let’s go!

10-Minute Yoga Routines for Busy Moms

1. The Morning Boost

This is the best of all yoga routines for busy Moms to start the day on the right note, confident that you can tackle anything that comes your way.

1. Sit comfortably on your mat and warm up with a neck stretch on either side.
2. From the seated position, get on your hands and knees and come into a tabletop position.
3. Get into the Cat-Cow pose, doing it for a few rounds, inhaling and exhaling correctly.
4. From the tabletop position, get into the Thread the Needle pose on the right, then on the left.
5. Lunge the right leg forward towards the right hand and get into the lizard pose. Hold for a few minutes.
6. Do the lizard pose on the left side.
7. Move the front leg back and push up into the Downward-Facing Dog.
8. From here, move one leg forward to get into the Warrior 2 pose.
9. Bring both legs together and stand in the mountain pose.
10. Fold forward completely into the Standing Forward Bend.
11. Stand back up in Mountain pose and hold for a few breaths with eyes closed.

2. The Opener

Feeling stiff all over? You need yoga routines for busy Moms that open up the hips, chest and shoulders, like this one here.

1. Start in Mountain Pose.
2. Once stable, sit down in the chair pose.
3. From there, lower yourself further into the garland pose.
4. Finally, sit down on your rear, and extend your legs in the staff pose.
5. Bend your knees and bring your feet together into the Bound Angle Pose.
6. Bend forward for the Bound Angle Forward Bend.
7. Extend your legs till they’re straight and fold forward into the Seated Forward Bend Pose.

3. The Relaxer

One of the biggest benefits of these quick yoga routines for busy Moms is that they help relieve stress. Try out the following routine whenever you’re feeling a little anxious or like you want to focus your thoughts.

1. Start in the staff pose, seated on the floor.
2. Bend forward into the seated forward bend.
3. Flatten your hands on the floor and lift your rear, balancing on your feet till you are in a downward dog.
4. Lower yourself on your hands and knees into the tabletop position and get into the Cat-Cow stretch.
5. Rest your rear on your heels and fold forward into the Child’s Pose. Stay here as long as needed.
6. Sit back up in a kneeling position and stretch your neck on either side, bringing each ear to the shoulder.
7. If you’re still having anxiety, try a legs-up-the-wall pose, followed by a corpse pose with bent legs.

4. The ‘Perk-Me-Up

Another benefit of yoga routines for busy Moms is that it helps them regain focus during dull periods, or in the middle of an afternoon slump.

1. Stand straight in the mountain pose and feel your feet grounding into the floor.
2. Lift the right leg into the tree pose.
3. Repeat on the left side.
4. Place both feet on the ground and lower yourself into the chair pose.
5. Bend forward and rest your hands on the floor, getting into the downward dog pose.
6. Step your right foot forward toward your right hand, bring your back heel on the mat and lift up to the warrior 2 pose.
7. Flow into the triangle pose.
8. Straighten up into mountain pose.
9. Get down in the tabletop position and enter the cat-cow pose.
10. End by sitting back into the child’s pose.

5. Bedtime Bliss

At bedtime, if your thoughts are racing and you’re finding it hard to settle down to sleep, try out this sequence – our favorite among all yoga routines for busy Moms!

1. Get a large pillow and use it to enter the supported half-frog pose – on the right and then on the left.
2. Move the pillow to the side and move into the puppy pose.
3. Lie down on your back and grab a strap to do the raised leg pose.
4. Bend your knees to get into the reclining bound angle pose.
5. Straighten one leg and get into the supine spinal twist.
6. Repeat on the other side.
7. Finally, straighten both legs and get into the corpse pose. If you like, listen to some ambient music, white noise or a guided meditation.

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need an hour or even 30 minutes in one go to get moving. Even 10 minutes of free time can be significant, and you can also find 3 such sessions a day to make a full 30-minute routine. These 10-minute yoga routines for busy Moms are ideal for improving your overall health and wellbeing, while making you feel like a brand new person!

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 Prerna is the founder, editor and owner of ‘Maa of All Blogs’, one of India’s Top Parenting Blogs. Besides being a certified Ashtanga Yoga instructor, she is also a fashion designer and an economics graduate.

When she’s not busy running her home and business, she ensures she stays active – whether it’s running the half marathon, completing the Oxfam walk or climbing to the Everest base camp. Prerna enjoys wearing all her hats, and she does so in style!

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