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Intermediate Hatha Flow

Explore standing balances and backbends in a twenty-minute Hatha practice, ending with seated movement and rest.

The shape of this practice

20:00 total
  1. Easy Seat
  2. Cat–Cow
  3. Sun Salutation A
  4. Downward-Facing Dog
  5. Low Lunge
  6. High Lunge
  7. Warrior I
  8. Warrior II
  9. Extended Side Angle
  10. Triangle Pose
  11. Half Moon
  12. Warrior III
  13. Plank Pose
  14. Cobra Pose
  15. Locust Pose
  16. Seated Forward Fold
  17. Gentle Seated Twist
  18. Corpse Pose
  • Warm up
  • Salutations
  • Flow
  • Holds
  • Cool down
  • Rest

Bring a familiar foundation to this practice: comfortable breathing, steady feet and the willingness to pause. It is intended for people who already know the basic standing poses. Let familiar poses be chances to listen rather than push. You can pause the timer, take a rest and rejoin when you are ready. When you reach Corpse Pose, let the floor support you for 2 minutes before you sit up.

The sequence

  1. Warm up
  2. 01 Easy Seat“Lift from the crown, not the chest” 56s
  3. 02 Cat–Cow“Move from the tailbone first” 1m 10s
  4. Sun Salutation
  5. Sun Salutation A11 movements · one breath each 1m 44s
    1. Exhale Mountain
    2. Inhale Upward Salute
    3. Exhale Forward Fold
    4. Inhale Halfway Lift
    5. Exhale Plank to Chaturang...
    6. Inhale Upward-Facing Dog
    7. Exhale Downward-Facing Do...
    8. Inhale Step forward
    9. Exhale Forward Fold
    10. Inhale Rise
    11. Exhale Mountain
  6. Flow
  7. 04 Downward-Facing Dog“Hips up and back” 1m 10s
  8. 05 Low Lunge“Hips forward and down” 1m 10s
  9. 06 High Lunge“Feet on train tracks, not a tightrope” 1m 12s
  10. 07 Warrior I“Ground the back heel” 57s
  11. 08 Warrior II“Front knee tracks the little-toe side” 57s
  12. 09 Extended Side Angle“One long line, heel to hand” 57s
  13. 10 Triangle Pose“Reach out before you reach down” 57s
  14. 11 Half Moon“Reach through the lifted heel” 57s
  15. 12 Warrior III“Reach forward and back equally” 57s
  16. 13 Plank Pose“One long line” 57s
  17. 14 Cobra Pose“Lift with the back, not the arms” 57s
  18. 15 Locust Pose“Length before height” 1m
  19. Cool down
  20. 16 Seated Forward Fold“Lead with the heart” 1m 10s
  21. 17 Gentle Seated Twist“Inhale tall, exhale turn” 1m 11s
  22. Rest
  23. 18 Corpse Pose“Let the floor hold you” 1m 41s

What helps

Props that make this easier

  • Non-slip yoga mat A 4–6 mm mat with good grip makes standing poses steadier. View on Amazon
  • Cork yoga block Brings the floor closer in forward folds and supported poses. View on Amazon
  • Yoga bolster A firm support under knees or spine for restorative rest. View on Amazon
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