Yoga at home, whenever you have time

Twenty minutes of Hatha for the back of your legs. Bring all your awareness to your hamstrings, and stretch them in different ways to work slowly towards the splits.

The class also opens the hips and the psoas. Level 1, so new to yoga is fine. Have two blocks nearby.

What is Ujjayi, and why do we breathe with sound during the physical practice of yoga?

In this first practice video, we step back to basics and learn the first part of the Ashtanga yoga sequence, the Sun Salutation. Level 1-2, no props needed.

A yoga flow built around twists. B.K.S. Iyengar called twisting a squeeze-and-soak action: you compress as you turn, then let go.

Lengthen through the spine on the inhale. Turn on the exhale. You will feel it along the sides of your waist. Level 1-2, no props needed.

Two breathing techniques to start the week. First Nadi Shodhana, alternate nostril breathing: slow and even, one nostril at a time.

Then Sitali, the cooling breath, drawn in over a curled tongue. A good reset after a heavy weekend.