20-Minute Yoga for Strength

Matsyasana (Supported)

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Place a bolster horizontally on your mat (or use two stacked blocks).

Virabhadrasana I

1 min(8 breaths)

From Mountain Pose, step your left foot back about a metre.

Gomukhasana

1 min(8 breaths)

Sit with legs extended, then bend both knees and stack the right knee over the left.

Virabhadrasana II

1 min(8 breaths)

Stand with feet about a metre apart.

Utthan Pristhasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Begin in Downward Dog and step the right foot outside the right hand.

Agnistambhasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Sit on your mat with legs extended.

Tadasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Stand with feet together or hip-width apart, big toes touching.

Ustrasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Kneel with knees hip-width apart, tops of feet flat on the mat.

Bhujangasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Lie on your belly with your legs extended, tops of your feet on the mat.

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Lie on your belly with palms by the lower ribs, elbows close in.

Savasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Lie on your back on the mat.

Dandasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Sit on your mat with both legs extended straight in front of you.

Savasana

3 min

Allow every muscle to soften completely. This is where the practice integrates.