Sun Salutations
Happy Sunday fellow
bloggers!
This week, I want to
talk about Sun Salutations. Most yoga warm ups start a sequence of Sun Salutations.
Sun Salutations combine deep breathing with flowing poses, and there are multiple
variations of Sun Salutations. However, the most common and basic is “Sun
Salutation A”. I am going to go through
the steps of Sun Salutation A, so you could start practicing Sun Salutations at
home.
Step One. Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
Stand with your feet
parallel to each other. Stretch your arms down your side with your palms turned
out. Keep your shoulders relaxed.
Step Two. Urdhva Hastasana (Upward
Salute)
Inhale and swing your
arms overhead in wide arcs. Bring your palms together, drop your head back, and
look up at your thumbs.
Step Three. Uttanasana (Standing Forward
Bend)
On your next exhale;
release your arms in wide arcs as you fold forward. Bend your knees, so your
stomach is resting on them. Relax your neck, so that your head hangs towards
the ground.
Step Four. Ardha Uttanasana (Half
Standing Forward Bend)
Inhale and place your
fingertips onto floor. Straighten your elbows, and then lift your stomach away
from your knees.
Step Five. Repeat Uttanasana (Standing
Forward Bend)
Step Six. Plank Pose
On this inhale, place
your hands on the floor, step back, and go into a plank pose.
Step Seven. Chaturanga Dandasana
Exhale as you bend your elbows and lower down to Chaturanga. Lift your thighs off of the ground, and lengthen your tailbone toward your heels. If you can't hold this pose, keep your knees on the ground.
Exhale as you bend your elbows and lower down to Chaturanga. Lift your thighs off of the ground, and lengthen your tailbone toward your heels. If you can't hold this pose, keep your knees on the ground.
Step Eight. Urdhva Mukha
Svanasana (Upward Facing Dog Pose)
On the next inhale, straighten your arms, and
make your way up into Up-Dog by lifting your chest.
Step Nine. Adho Mukha
Svanasana (Down Dog)
Finally, exhale back to Down Dog. Use your arms to
push into the ground, and lift your chest back.
Repeat the
Sun Salutation sequence 7-12 times for it to be most effective.
(Imagine from https://moonladyyoga.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/sun-salutation-the-dawning-of-a-ritual/)
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DeleteWow, that's really interesting! I've been incorporating yoga more into my life and this actually helped my back ache I've been having! My muscles do feel sore though. How often should I do this if I'm completely new to yoga?
ReplyDeleteI would say maybe 3-5 times a week! May be most beneficial to do it in the morning.
DeleteI think this would be a great technique to relax or release stress. I will definitely be doing this next time I feel stressed out about school work!
ReplyDeleteYay! Glad to hear. It would definitely help with stress. But it may also be good to do it as a "break" from school work to get your body moving!
DeleteI have to try some of this techniques. I find that when I am doing school work or seating down to long I have back aches. Do you think that some of these techniques may help?
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