When you’d rather do anything but ten minutes of yoga, try ten minutes of yoga. Join me for a morning yoga flow that gives us room to find our footing, explore balance and move with the breath—without needing every shape to be perfect.
We begin with Cat–Cow, Downward-Facing Dog and standing side bends before exploring high lunge, Warrior Three, Warrior One, Pyramid Pose and Goddess squats. After working through the setup on both sides, we revisit the sequence as a flowing practice. I offer the option to bring your hands to the mat or blocks in Warrior Three, and a reminder that there’s nothing wrong with wobbling.
Today’s Yoga Wisdom Oracle card is “Equanimity,” depicting Mountain Pose (Tadasana). Its printed message reads:
“See clearly, act well and walk the balanced path.”
We finish by exploring that sense of evenness through the breath: inhaling for four and exhaling for four. I invite you to try a few even breaths when the day feels out of balance, then notice whether the path ahead looks a little clearer.
Chapter Timestamps
00:00 When you don’t feel like practicing
00:21 Cat–Cow and spinal warm-up
01:04 Downward-Facing Dog
01:41 Standing folds and side bends
02:39 Right-side sequence: lunges, warriors and Pyramid
04:09 Goddess squats and Extended Side Angle
04:48 Plank, Cobra and Downward-Facing Dog
05:23 Left-side sequence: find your footing
08:11 Move and breathe without perfect shapes
08:27 Flow through the sequence on both sides
10:48 Come to sit
11:38 Equanimity: Mountain Pose
12:07 Finding evenness through the breath
12:47 Four-count breathing practice
13:29 Taking balance into your day
14:11 Closing and Hello, Friends podcast preview
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Artwork by Pablo Romero
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