Sun Salutation

It serves as an all purpose yoga tool kind of like a hammer that s also a saw and a screwdriver if you can imagine such a thing.

Sun salutation. Introducing sun salutations the perfect yoga workout sun salutations provide a good cardiovascular workout stretch every part of the body and when used with breath. Sun salutation illustrated step by step instructions uttanasana to flat back. Sun salutation a surya namaskara a 1. Surya namaskar or sun salutation is a series of postures that warms strengthens and aligns the entire body.

A simple and effective series of yoga postures that invigorates the whole body. A sun salutation also known as surya namaskar is a traditional yoga practice that in today s modern culture is made up of 12 poses that are linked together to form a flow. To watch other sun salutation variations see surya namaskar b and a modified variation for beginners. Upward salute urdhva hastasana.

Surya namaskar the sun salutation is a series of 12 postures performed in a single graceful flow. Press your palms together in prayer position. Inhale half way up. Plant your palms and step or jump back to a plank position.

Guided by brooklyn yoga. Standing mountain pose tadasana. This series of moves links your breath and movement with rhythm bringing you into a more. Exhale to a forward fold.

Stand with your feet hip width apart. What is a sun salutation. Gently arch your back. Inhale to a flat back.

Sun salutations are typically performed at the beginning of a yoga routine as a warmup for the whole body. This video explores the traditional sun salutation. Inhale as you extend or stretch and exhale as you fold or contract. Each movement is coordinated with the breath.

Inhale to come all the way up to standing arms reach high start of video exhale to fold forward hands through heart center. Watch a modified version of sun salutation a to make it more accessible. In plank make sure your shoulders are over your. Exhale high to low plank.

These postures can be used.