When you come to your yoga mat and meet your body, feel the ground beneath your feet. Root down into the earth and let go of whatever you can. Pour it into the earth through your feet. Downwards. Let it go, even just a little bit. See if you feel better.

This is a basic yoga warm up or short practice accessible for most body types and levels of experience. This is a traditional sequence of yoga poses that is designed to warm up the entire human body, gentle moving all the limbs and joints, synchronizing each movement with an inhale or exhale, focusing the eyes on one single spot in each pose, all with the intention of calming the nervous system, clearing the mind and grounding our energy. Do this flow when you wake up in the morning to start your engine and prepare for your day. It can be practiced at any moment throughout the day when you need to stretch and refresh.

The traditional Sanskrit name for this sequence of poses is: Surya Namaskar A & B