20-Minute Yoga for Strength

Paschimottanasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Virabhadrasana I

1 min(8 breaths)

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

Dandasana

1 min(8 breaths)

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

Trikonasana

1 min(8 breaths)

Stand with feet about a metre apart.

Garudasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Stand in Mountain Pose.

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

From Downward Dog, bring your right knee toward your right wrist.

Ustrasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Parivrtta Trikonasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Stand with feet about a metre apart, right foot forward.

Phalakasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Begin in Downward Dog, then shift forward so wrists are below shoulders.

Ardha Pincha Mayurasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Begin on all fours and lower your forearms to the mat, elbows below shoulders.

Matsyasana (Supported)

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

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

Ananda Balasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Lie on your back.

Savasana

3 min

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