Give yourself a change of position after time at a desk. Step away from the screen and choose enough space to move freely. Use the first few poses to find a pace you can stay with. Pause when you need more time to change position. When you reach Constructive Rest, let the floor support you for 1 minute before you sit up.
The sequence
- Arrive
-
01
Easy Seat“Lift from the crown, not the chest”
1m
- 02 Gentle Seated Twist“Inhale tall, exhale turn” 1m 12s
- Move
- 03 Cat–Cow“Move from the tailbone first” 1m 12s
- 04 Mountain Pose“Root down to rise up” 44s
- 05 Standing Side Bend“Up before over” 44s
- 06 Half Forward Fold“Lengthen, don't lift” 44s
- 07 Standing Forward Fold“Hinge from the hips” 44s
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08
Tree Pose“Root down through the standing foot”
44s
- 09 Low Lunge“Hips forward and down” 44s
- 10 Gentle Seated Twist“Inhale tall, exhale turn” 1m 12s
- Rest
- 11 Constructive Rest“Let the floor hold you” 1m
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