Micro habits: A lazy person’s guide to making self-improvements in January 

Making tiny lifestyle changes can boost how you feel and help maintain motivation, says Jonathan deBurca Butler, who took up a two-week health and wellbeing challenge

Jonathan deBurca Butler: Adopt micro habits to make big changes in the long term, Photo: Gareth Chaney

I’m face down on my bedroom carpet, trying hard to catch my breath. To my left, I hear the soothing (but slightly smug) American tones of my new yoga teacher as she concludes a pivot on what I have just learnt is called the three-legged dog.

She calmly returns to her cross-legged starting position, clasps her hands together, and encourages me to feel the spiritual satisfaction of Sukhasana.