Yoga for the morning

Yoga Nidra
When your alarm sounds, sit on the side of your bed. "Become extremely aware of your body, the room, and what's going on around you," says Kellye Davis, author of The Bliss Principle: 5 Easy Ways to Reduce Stress.

Next, unroll your yoga mat (which you if you planned ahead is strategically placed next to your bed), and lie on your back in corpse pose (savasana),keeping your eyes open. Inhale and tense the muscles in your feet, then exhale as you release them. Work your way up the body: each leg, your butt, abs, shoulders, and face, tensing and releasing with your breath.

This gets you out of bed and right onto your mat. "Your yoga mat is a whole other territory," Davis says. "It reminds you of the benefits of posture, relaxation, and mindfulness, which require you to be awake and alert."