What do you need from your morning yoga practice today? In this 10-Minute Morning Yoga flow, I invite you to choose one positive word or phrase—something that reflects how you want to approach your time on the mat. We return to that intention as we breathe, stretch and move.
We begin with standing side bends, then explore low lunges, half splits and twists to give the hips, hamstrings and side body some attention. After moving through plank, Cobra and Downward Facing Dog, we revisit the sequence with high lunges, Pyramid Pose, Warrior One and prayer twists. Take your time, use blocks if helpful and choose whether to include the vinyasas. “Always your practice, always your choice.”
Card Pull
Stay after the movement for today’s “Karma” card and a reflection on steady practice. The card depicts Extended Side Angle Pose, and its printed message reads: “Unlearned lessons and unrealized effort hold unclaimed growth.”
I explore how setting up a posture with attention, returning to it consistently and allowing time for the breath can help us discover our own expression of the shape. That becomes a way to think about building new habits, releasing old ones and recognizing what we’ve learned—without expecting every attempt to be perfect.
The movement practice is followed by a longer card reflection and closing, for a total video length of about 16 minutes.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Ten-Minute Mornings
00:25 Choose one intention
01:17 Standing flow and side bends
02:07 Low lunge, half split and twist — right foot forward
03:17 Plank, Cobra and Downward Facing Dog
04:00 Side bends and second-side stretches
06:01 Plank, Cobra and Downward Facing Dog
06:57 Intention and breath: a more flowing round
07:19 High lunge, Pyramid and prayer twist — right foot forward
08:22 High lunge, Pyramid and prayer twist — left foot forward
09:32 Pause and a visit from Max
10:07 Karma card and Extended Side Angle reflection
13:54 Learning lessons and building new habits
14:57 Namaste and Hello, Friends announcement
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