Why practise in the morning

In the morning the body is stiffer than in the evening — and that's not a flaw. Stiffness shows honestly where you are, before the day warms you up. Twenty minutes before breakfast give more than the evening hour that keeps getting postponed.

If getting up doesn't work

Don't set the alarm earlier. Remove from the evening whatever eats an hour: usually it's a screen. Unroll the mat the night before — then the decision is already made in the morning.

Where to begin

• three slow rounds of surya namaskar;
• five minutes of standing poses;
• five minutes lying down with eyes closed.