Sun Salutation

Each movement is coordinated with the breath.

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. Even more impressively this sequence takes the spine through almost every possible range of motion. Press your palms together in prayer position.

This series of moves links your breath and movement with rhythm bringing you into a more. 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. Exhale to a forward fold. Stand with your feet hip width apart.

Sun salutation a surya namaskara a 1. Upward salute urdhva hastasana. Exhale high to low plank. This video explores the traditional sun salutation.

Surya namaskar the sun salutation is a series of 12 postures performed in a single graceful flow. These postures can be used. Plant your palms and step or jump back to a plank position. Inhale as you extend or stretch and exhale as you fold or contract.

Gently arch your back. Release your arms to either side and forward bend over your legs as if you were doing a swan. Watch a modified version of sun salutation a to make it more accessible. Standing mountain pose tadasana.

Guided by brooklyn yoga. Sun salutations are typically performed at the beginning of a yoga routine as a warmup for the whole body. Inhale to a flat back. In plank make sure your shoulders are over your.

Inhale to come all the way up to standing arms reach high start of video exhale to fold forward hands through heart center. 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. A simple and effective series of yoga postures that invigorates the whole body. To watch other sun salutation variations see surya namaskar b and a modified variation for beginners.

Surya namaskar or sun salutation is a series of postures that warms strengthens and aligns the entire body.