Most days you don’t need inspiration, you need a clear list and no excuses left standing.
You can get meaningful benefit from as little as 5–10 minutes a day, if you’re honest and consistent. The keys are: do it almost every day, choose something your future self will actually repeat, and focus while you’re doing it instead of multitasking. A tiny but regular practice changes your relationship with your body and breath far more than a 90‑minute class once in two weeks. Start with a small, laughably easy minimum, and let yourself add more only when it feels natural.
Yes. If that’s what your current life, health, and mind can genuinely handle, then that is your real practice, not a failure. Gentle stretching and lying-down work, done with steady breath and attention, can help you sleep better, notice your body earlier, and build trust with yourself. Over time you might naturally feel like adding strength or standing work; until then, better to meet yourself where you are than to quit chasing some ideal version of yoga you never actually do.
Watch for three things: sharp or localized pain (especially in joints), breath getting choppy or held, and your mind going into ‘I must conquer this pose’ mode. Mild muscular effort and a stretching sensation that eases as you breathe are usually fine; pain that makes you wince, brace, or want to rush out is not. If you’re unsure, back off to 70% of what you think you can do and see how your body feels the next day. It’s much easier to slowly increase intensity over weeks than to restart after an avoidable injury.