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Foundational · 20 min · 9 postures

Evening wind-down

Longer holds and floor shapes that shift the nervous system toward rest.

Time
20 minutes
Level
Foundational
Postures
9
Focus
Hips, Lower back, Rest

Before you begin

  • Dim the lights and put the phone in another room.
  • Let every exhale be slightly longer than the inhale.
  • If the mind is busy, count the breaths backwards from ten.

The sequence

  1. 01
    Child's PoseBālāsana

    1 minute

  2. 02
    Cat–CowMārjaryāsana–Bitilāsana

    6 rounds

  3. 03
    Head-to-Knee PoseJānu Śīrṣāsana

    8 breaths · each side

  4. 04
    Bound Angle PoseBaddha Koṇāsana

    1 minute

  5. 05
    Seated Forward FoldPaścimottānāsana

    Stay soft; this is not a stretching competition.

    1 minute

  6. 06
    Bridge PoseSetu Bandhāsana

    8 breaths

  7. 07
    Reclined Bound AngleSupta Baddha Koṇāsana

    4 minutes

  8. 08
    Legs-Up-the-WallViparīta Karaṇī

    3 minutes

  9. 09
    Corpse PoseŚavāsana

    6 minutes

To finish

Roll to one side, pause, then press up slowly. Go straight to bed if you can.

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