Floor Yoga for Back and Hips

Begin close to the ground and give yourself time to settle. This whole practice stays on the mat, moving between seated, all-fours and reclining positions. There is room to notice how each side feels. Choose a smaller movement whenever it helps you breathe more easily. When you reach Corpse Pose, let the floor support you for 1 minute and 30 seconds before you sit up.

The sequence

1. Warm up
2. 01 Easy Seat“Lift from the crown, not the chest” 1m 3s
3. 02 Tabletop“Push the floor away” 1m 3s
4. Sun Salutation
5. ☀ Sun Salutation A11 movements · one breath each · 2 rounds 2m 30s
   1. Exhale Mountain
   2. Inhale Upward Salute
   3. Exhale Forward Fold
   4. Inhale Halfway Lift
   5. Exhale Knees-down lower
   6. Inhale Cobra
   7. Exhale Downward-Facing Do...
   8. Inhale Step forward
   9. Exhale Forward Fold
   10. Inhale Rise
   11. Exhale Mountain
6. ☀ Sun Salutation B19 movements · one breath each 1m 55s
   1. Exhale Mountain
   2. Inhale Chair
   3. Exhale Forward Fold
   4. Inhale Halfway Lift
   5. Exhale Knees-down lower
   6. Inhale Cobra
   7. Exhale Downward-Facing Do...
   8. Inhale Warrior I
   9. Exhale Knees-down lower
   10. Inhale Cobra
   11. Exhale Downward-Facing Do...
   12. Inhale Warrior I
   13. Exhale Knees-down lower
   14. Inhale Cobra
   15. Exhale Downward-Facing Do...
   16. Inhale Step forward
   17. Exhale Forward Fold
   18. Inhale Chair
   19. Exhale Mountain
7. Flow
8. ≈ Ashtanga flow11 poses · 25s each 4m 35s
   1. Cat–Cow
   2. Bird Dog
   3. Extended Puppy
   4. Child’s Pose
   5. Sphinx Pose
   6. Cobra Pose
   7. Knees-to-Chest
   8. Reclined Hand-to-B...
   9. Bridge Pose
   10. Child’s Pose
   11. Sphinx Pose
9. Cool down
10. 06 Cobra Pose“Lift with the back, not the arms” 1m 3s
11. 07 Reclined Twist“Let gravity twist you” 1m 3s
12. Rest
13. 08 Corpse Pose“Let the floor hold you” 1m 48s