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15-minute session
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Guide
How to use the practice timer
The practice timer is for self-led practice: you choose the poses, the timer keeps the overall length and an optional interval bell tells you when to move on. It suits home practice when you know what you want to do and simply need help with time.
Step by step
- Decide how long you want to practise in total, including time to rest at the end.
- Set an interval bell that matches how long you want to stay in each pose.
- Begin with gentle warm-ups, move into your main poses, then cool down.
- Keep the last few minutes for rest in Corpse Pose or a comfortable reclined position.
Typical holding times
- Hatha and alignment-led practice
- Poses are often held for about five breaths — roughly thirty seconds to a minute.
- Yin yoga
- Floor poses are often held for three to five minutes, sometimes longer, with the muscles relaxed.
- Restorative yoga
- Fully supported poses are often held for five minutes or more with props.
- Final rest
- Five minutes or more in Corpse Pose lets the practice settle.
Shape your own session
A balanced self-led practice usually moves from gentle warm-ups into standing or more active work, then towards floor poses and rest. If you would like the poses chosen for you, the routine builder can create a sequence that fits your time, and the sequence builder lets you save your own order with timings for each pose.
Practise safely
- Move within a comfortable range and come out of any pose that causes sharp or pinching pain.
- Long holds are not more effective when they hurt; ease off and use props.
- Keep water nearby and rest whenever you need to.