Last updated: October 1, 2024

Below I am sharing my super quick 5 minute yoga flow. It is detailed so you can work on this on your own without video. It may seem like a lot of poses, but don’t let that scare you. The best part is that it only takes five minutes to complete!

5 Minute Yoga Flow Sequence

Here is the step-by-step list of movements for my 5 minute vinyasa yoga flow. I hope you enjoy it and remember it’s something simple you can implement every day (if you want to).

1. Come to an easy seat.
2. Three big deep inhales in and out the nose.
3. Inhale the hands up over the head. Exhale the hands to prayer. Repeat 3Xs.
4. Twist to the right side. Bring left hand to right knee. Look over your right shoulder.
5. Twist to the left side. Bring right hand to left knee. Look over your left shoulder.
6. Fold forward bending at the waist.
7. Side stretch to the right by bringing your right forearm to the ground and stretching your left arm over your ear.
8. Side stretch to the left by bringing your left forearm to the ground and stretching your right arm over your ear.
9. Inhale the arms up over head. Exhale the arms open in a V shape. Repeat 3Xs.
10. Come to hands in knees with a neutral spine.
11. Make a big hip circle to the right side. Repeat 3Xs.
12. Make a big hip circle to the left side. Repeat 3Xs.
13. Puppy pose. Tuck the toes, bring the hips over the ankles but not resting on the ankles. Stretch the arms long in front of you. Head can come down to the mat.
14. Plank pose. Hold for 3 breaths.
15. Downward facing dog.
16. Take a flow by rolling into plank and then pushing back into downward facing dog. Repeat 3Xs.
17. Rest in puppy pose. 3 breaths.
18. Come to all fours with a neutral spine.
19. Low lunge right side. Inhale the arms up and exhale the arms open to a V shape. Repeat 3Xs.
20. All fours neutral spine.
21. Cat/cow. Repeat 3Xs.
22. Low lunge left side. Inhale the arms up and exhale the arms open to a V shape. Repeat 3Xs.
23. Rest in child’s pose.

While you do this sequence you can try adding some music that makes you happy or light a scented candle. The most important thing is to take these five minutes for yourself. I think you will feel more open to new ideas after doing this yoga flow each day and find you can shake off any funky feelings and be a bit more energized for your day.

How Did It Go?

Hopefully you felt an opening in your hips, chest, and heart while performing this yoga flow. I want to know what you thought of it. Feel free to leave me a note below about your experience.

Finally, if you’re looking for more 5 minute activities, you can also check out these tips to realign in 5 minutes. And for a deeper dive into yoga, click here to join my FREE 10-day yoga challenge.