Virabhadrasana II is a great way to create some heat and begin to open the hips. Stand in a wide straddle facing the long edge of your mat with feet about 4 feet apart. Turn your right leg and foot out so that they point toward the short edge of your mat. Bend your right knee to no more than 90 degrees. Extend your arms horizontally out over the legs. Lengthen the spine from tail to crown while sliding your shoulder blades down the ribs. As you stand here in the Warrior stance, soften the organ of your skin inward and let that remind you of your innate receptive self. Neither aggressive nor passive, you are a creative, strong, and beautiful being. Spend 5 breaths here and imagine those breaths as water, running rivers of light through your entire physical, emotional, and mental self.