Sun salutations

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 I must confess I have a crush on sun salutations. So strong that I often do more than is due or expected. At times by mistake at times on purpose…

During those first sun salutations I can stretch my back and hamstrings in preparation for a whole day of work at my desk, facing 3 monitors, struggling with poor translations or wordings, and maybe trying to decide whether a Chinglish operator’s manual for a construction machine I am currently translating is really saying: “Operators are advised not to light gum cigars while taking a leak”….😳🤦‍♂️

Surya Namaskars wake me up, ask for my full attention, bring more strength to my back and shoulders, release my tensions… this and much more, but mainly I feel like they are a sort of energetic portal that gives me access to my practice. And I have this weird feeling that, depending on how I “behaved”, the access is going to be conditional or unconditional, restricted or unrestricted.

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