If the day ahead looks like a week and the week ahead seems impossible, take ten minutes with me. This 10-Minute Morning Yoga practice gives us time to move through the hips and spine, explore balance and pay attention before the day gets going. Stay after the movement for a reflection on practice, patience and showing up for ourselves.
We begin with seated spinal movement and twists, then alternate Reverse Tabletop and Boat Pose to wake up the core and open the shoulders. From there, we move through a flowing sequence with Cobra, Downward Dog and Malasana before exploring ankle circles, Figure Four Chair, Standing Split, High Lunge, Warrior II and Triangle. I even miss part of the sequence and return to it—a little reminder that we don’t always get everything the first time.
Card Pull
Today’s card is “Practice,” depicting Crow, from the Yoga Wisdom Oracle Deck. Its printed message reads:
“Devoted and focused practice leads to mastery.”
I reflect on the fear that can make an arm balance feel unavailable, and how repetition helps us discover something we have to feel in our own bodies. That carries into the rest of the day: we can create the conditions, show up and do our best. Perhaps a pose eventually arrives. Perhaps it never does, and we still learn about ourselves by taking the time to practice.
Chapters
00:00 A daunting week? Take ten minutes
00:19 Seated spinal movement and twists
01:56 Reverse Tabletop and Boat Pose
03:14 Plank, Cobra, Downward Dog and Malasana
04:22 Standing flow for hips and spine
05:37 Right-side balance and standing sequence
07:16 Left-side balance and standing sequence
08:12 Returning to the missed Warrior sequence
09:17 Rest or take a seat
09:44 “Practice” card and reflection
13:04 Closing and Namaste
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