Yoga

A gentle wake-up for stiff mornings — five shapes that unfold the body before the day begins.

Five quiet shapes that fold the day away — ending flat on the floor, completely done.

A student's reset: steady the body, balance on one leg, then sit and give the mind one thing.

Three folds and a long stillness — practised on or beside the bed, ending in so'ham.

For spines that sat all day — wave, arch, fold and stretch the chair out of your back.

Warrior, chair, plank, locust, boat — five honest strength-builders, no equipment, ending in rest.

Butterfly, squat, lunge and fold — patient shapes that un-chair the hips, no forcing anywhere.

Hug, boat, twist and wave — the sequence the belly would design for itself.

Legs up the wall, a soft fish, a butterfly lying down — poses that do you, while you do nothing.