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If how you start your day is any indication of how the rest of it will go, it makes sense to begin with a good stretch, a scenic view and maybe some positive self-talk.

And with Mother Nature being as accommodating as the brown-nosing concierge at a high-end hotel, get your morning dose of happy on Munjoy Hill.

There's pay-what-you-can yoga and qigong on the Eastern Prom, courtesy of the Awake Collective.

Let the grass be your mat and the sun be your overhead lights.

On second though, bring a mat or blanket. That dewy grass is slippery and sticks to everything.

There's only a week left in the am-yoga schedule. And Thursdays with Keita are ideal for beginners.

I have the stretching capacity of a brick, so the gentle yoga session suited my abilities. My only trouble had to do with the sun - you know, being so pretty and distracting at all.

Meet at the corner of Quebec Street and Eastern Prom, Portland. Pay by donation.

FMI: 841-6510 or www.theawakecollective.com

Aug 27: 7 am: gentle yoga with Keita

Aug 28: 7 am: qigong with Ann

Aug 29: 9 am: integrative fitness with Becca

Aug 31: 7 am: embodied yoga with Deb