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Standing Yoga for Leg Strength

Spend twenty minutes working through standing shapes, returning to Warrior I and II before a floor-based finish.

The shape of this practice

20:00 total
  1. Mountain Pose
  2. Sun Salutation A
  3. Standing Side Bend
  4. Half Forward Fold
  5. Chair Pose
  6. Warrior I
  7. Warrior II
  8. Extended Side Angle
  9. Triangle Pose
  10. Tree Pose
  11. Wide-Legged Standing
  12. Wide-Legged Forward Fold
  13. Warrior I
  14. Warrior II
  15. Garland Pose
  16. Seated Forward Fold
  17. Corpse Pose
  • Warm up
  • Salutations
  • Flow
  • Holds
  • Cool down
  • Rest

Let your feet be the starting point. Notice where your weight settles, keep your breathing comfortable and move into each standing shape without rushing. 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 Mountain Pose“Root down to rise up” 56s
  3. Sun Salutation
  4. 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 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
  5. Warm up
  6. 03 Standing Side Bend“Up before over” 1m 34s
  7. Flow
  8. 04 Half Forward Fold“Lengthen, don't lift” 1m 34s
  9. 05 Chair Pose“Sit back, not down” 1m 34s
  10. 06 Warrior I“Ground the back heel” 57s
  11. 07 Warrior II“Front knee tracks the little-toe side” 57s
  12. 08 Extended Side Angle“One long line, heel to hand” 57s
  13. 09 Triangle Pose“Reach out before you reach down” 57s
  14. 10 Tree Pose“Root down through the standing foot” 57s
  15. 11 Wide-Legged Standing“Reach in five directions” 57s
  16. 12 Wide-Legged Forward Fold“Lift the arches” 57s
  17. 13 Warrior I“Ground the back heel” 57s
  18. 14 Warrior II“Front knee tracks the little-toe side” 1m
  19. Cool down
  20. 15 Garland Pose“Heels heavy” 1m 10s
  21. 16 Seated Forward Fold“Lead with the heart” 1m 11s
  22. Rest
  23. 17 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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