Skip to content
  1. Home
  2. Practices
  3. Intermediate Hatha Flow

StrengthIntermediateVinyasa pace

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
  4. Vinyasa flow ×2
  5. Moon Salutation
  6. Seated Forward Fold
  7. Gentle Seated Twist
  8. 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” 56s
  4. Sun Salutation
  5. Sun Salutation A11 movements · one breath each · 4 rounds 4m 20s
    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. Vinyasa flow12 poses · 20s each · 2 rounds 8m
    1. Downward-Facing Do...
    2. Low Lunge
    3. High Lunge
    4. Warrior I
    5. Warrior II
    6. Extended Side Angl...
    7. Triangle Pose
    8. Half Moon
    9. Warrior III
    10. Plank Pose
    11. Cobra Pose
    12. Locust Pose
  8. Moon Salutation
  9. Moon Salutation17 movements · one breath each 1m 30s
    1. Exhale Mountain
    2. Inhale Upward Salute
    3. Exhale Crescent
    4. Exhale Crescent
    5. Exhale Goddess
    6. Inhale Star
    7. Exhale Triangle
    8. Exhale Pyramid
    9. Inhale Low Lunge
    10. Exhale Garland squat
    11. Inhale Low Lunge
    12. Exhale Pyramid
    13. Exhale Triangle
    14. Inhale Star
    15. Exhale Goddess
    16. Inhale Upward Salute
    17. Exhale Mountain
  10. Cool down
  11. 06 Seated Forward Fold“Lead with the heart” 56s
  12. 07 Gentle Seated Twist“Inhale tall, exhale turn” 56s
  13. Rest
  14. 08 Corpse Pose“Let the floor hold you” 2m 26s

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
Setting up a home practice space?Our short list of props worth having, from mat to meditation cushion. See YogiSoul picks

As an Amazon Associate, YogiSoul earns from qualifying purchases. Links open Amazon in your country’s store.

Other 20-minute practices

All practices
20min Mobility

Desk Yoga Reset

Make room in your workday for twists, side bends, Tree and Low Lunge, with a quiet finish on your back.

Complete beginner · 14 poses
20min Relaxation

Evening Yoga to Wind Down

Settle into a slower evening sequence of folds and reclined movement, with extra time at the end to rest.

Complete beginner · 15 poses

esc