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My hands are in prayer position. They start at my third eye, graze my nose, pausing at my mouth before landing in front of my heart. Then I place my palms on the floor in front of my feet and bring my knees and forehead down to meet them. After forty rounds of this prostration (as this yoga sequence is called) I\u2019m sweating. Hard. And I\u2019m feeling more connected than I have all day\u2014connected to my body, my spirit, the earth, and just about everyone who inhabits it. Pretty major stuff for a bunch of yoga poses.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s something about actually placing my body on the ground that seems to announce my humility. It\u2019s the emotional and spiritual opposite of doing a pose in which I\u2019m standing with my arms open above my head. In that position it\u2019s like I\u2019m shouting: \u201cI surrender! It\u2019s all OK! I\u2019ve let go!\u201d While prostrating, though, it\u2019s like I\u2019m whispering \u201cThank you, thank you, thank you.\u201d <\/p>\n

My yoga teacher often opens her class with a vigorous round of prostration, but it\u2019s easy to try an easy, effortless version anywhere, even within eyeshot of an entire office: bow your head and close your eyes. Really feel the power of that motion.<\/p>\n

Boom. Instant humility.<\/p>\n

How do you let go and give thanks?<\/p>\n

— Guest blogger Marisa Lowenstein<\/p>\n

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