20-Minute Yoga for Strength

Ananda Balasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Lie on your back.

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.

Dandasana

1 min(8 breaths)

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

Ustrasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Bhujangasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Utthan Pristhasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Tadasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Virabhadrasana II

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Stand with feet about a metre apart.

Balasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Kneel on your mat and bring your big toes to touch behind you.

Uttanasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Stand in Mountain Pose.

Savasana

3 min

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