Yoga for Balance

Balance does not have to be perfectly still. Keep a wall or stable chair within reach, let your gaze settle and use support whenever it helps you practise with confidence. There is room to notice how each side feels. Choose a smaller movement whenever it helps you breathe more easily. When you reach Constructive Rest, let the floor support you for 1 minute and 30 seconds before you sit up.

The sequence

1. Arrive
2. 01 Mountain Pose“Root down to rise up” 1m
3. 02 Standing Side Bend“Up before over” 1m 15s
4. Move
5. 03 Chair Pose“Sit back, not down” 1m 15s
6. 04 Bird Dog“Reach long, not high” 1m 15s
7. 05 Tree Pose“Root down through the standing foot” 45s
8. 06 Warrior II“Front knee tracks the little-toe side” 45s
9. 07 Triangle Pose“Reach out before you reach down” 45s
10. 08 Low Lunge“Hips forward and down” 45s
11. 09 Kneeling Plank“Hips in line” 45s
12. 10 Knee-Supported Side Plank“Lift the hips” 45s
13. 11 Tree Pose“Root down through the standing foot” 45s
14. 12 Warrior II“Front knee tracks the little-toe side” 45s
15. 13 Triangle Pose“Reach out before you reach down” 53s
16. 14 Child’s Pose“Let the forehead be heavy” 56s
17. 15 Gentle Seated Twist“Inhale tall, exhale turn” 56s
18. Rest
19. 16 Constructive Rest“Let the floor hold you” 1m 30s