Generate sustainable energy through softening and acceptance.
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Posted on April 2, 2026 at 06:57 AM
Practicing energy-boosting yoga doesn’t always feel like a sweaty flow of energy. Sometimes, the best way to generate inner vitality is through slower, purposeful movement.
This close-to-the-ground yoga for energy sequence focuses on forms that gently build energy in the body. The more you allow yourself to release resistance, the more energy you will be able to access. As it turns out, softening into support fuels and energizes you.
By settling into stillness while cultivating your resources, you will create steady, sustained energy that stays with you far longer than the time you spend on the mat.
15- Minute Yin Energy Yoga
You’ll need two blocks or block-like supports (such as a folded blanket or a small set of blocks) to experience extra support in these extended holds.
Bridge position supported
Start by lying on your back with at least one block close to you. Bend your knees and place the soles of your feet on the mat. Press into your feet while raising your hips Bridge position. Move one block (or two blocks side by side) below your sacrum. Stay here for two cycles of breathing.
Supported Reclining Butterfly Pose
Bring the soles of your feet together and let your knees fall to the sides Reclining butterfly pose.
Stay here for 1-3 minutes or however long you want.
Constructive break
When you’re ready, use your hands to guide your knees toward each other. Press firmly into your feet as you lift your hips, removing the props underneath you before descending to your mat.
Take one full breath in constructive rest.
Turn onto your side and use your hands to push yourself up through the table top.
Bring your blocks to the front of the mat for easy access.
Dragon pose
Come on your hands and knees and take a big step forward with your right foot, landing it on the outside of your right hand in Dragon Pose or Low impulsion. Keep your foot facing straight forward or tilt it slightly outward. Bring your left knee back slightly until you feel a stretch along the front of your left hip. If you need more padding below your left knee, fold the edge of the mat over on itself. Place your palms on the mat or blocks below your shoulders.
Stay here for 1-3 minutes or as long as you want.
If you want more intensity, lower your forearms to your block or the mat and breathe here.
Hip circles
When you’re ready, use your hands to push yourself up, remove your props, and return your right knee to the surface of the table.
Keeping your right knee bent, lift your right leg and perform 3 large hip circles.
Toe squat
Bend your toes under and rest on your heels in a Toe Squat. Bring your blocks in and keep your hands on them for extra support, or lift up and place your palms flat on your thighs.
Stay here for 1-3 minutes or as long as you want.
Foot taps
When you’re ready, remove your props and return to the table. Untie your toes and release any tension stuck in your feet by tapping the tops of your feet on your mat.
Repeats Dragon pose and Hip circles On the other side.
Downward facing dog
Once the hip circles are complete, move back in Downward facing dog. Stay here for a full breath.
Standing forward bend
Walk your feet and hands toward each other until you find yourself inside Standing forward bend.
Keeping your fingertips on the floor, grab opposite elbows, or place your hands or forearms on your block. Maintain a soft bend in your knees.
Stay here for 1-3 minutes or as long as you want.
Mountain pose
When you are ready, begin to roll as slowly as possible to standing. Move your shoulder back and down so that your palm is facing inward Mountain pose. Stay here for 1 minute.
Raise your arms to the sky and bring your hands together at the heart center. Bow your head, thank yourself for showing up on your mat today, and honor the energy within you.
