Sun Salutation

Mountain pose to start: feet together, arms at your sides, weight even across both feet. Reach your arms overhead, then hinge at your hips and fold forward, hands toward the floor or shins. Step or float back into a plank, body in one straight line from head to heels, then lower with your elbows tucked. From the floor, press your chest up and forward into a gentle backbend, shoulders away from your ears, then push your hips up and back into an inverted V with your heels reaching toward the ground. Step or hop your feet forward between your hands, flatten your back, then rise to standing. Move with your breath rather than rushing between shapes, and keep your core lightly braced through the plank and inverted V so your lower back stays supported.