20-Minute Yoga for Strength

Matsyasana (Supported)

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Anjaneyasana

1 min(8 breaths)

From Mountain Pose, step your right foot back into a long lunge position.

Tadasana

1 min(8 breaths)

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

Gomukhasana

1 min(8 breaths)

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

Virabhadrasana I

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Virabhadrasana III

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Begin in Warrior I with your right leg forward.

Vrksasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

Stand in Mountain Pose with feet together.

Ustrasana

1 min(8-10 breaths)

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

Parivrtta Utkatasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Begin in Chair Pose with feet together.

Parivrtta Trikonasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

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

Ardha Matsyendrasana

1-2 min(10-15 breaths)

Sit with both legs extended.

Savasana

3 min

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