Yoga Practice:
Sun Salutation
Overview:
The sun salutation is a yoga flow often used as a warm-up for the longer sequence and is a good way to start a home practice session. Each movement can be synched to one breath or multiple breathes depending on the rhythm you wish to move in.
Instructions:
1. Mountain pose, inhale to Reaching Mountain
2. Exhale and hinge forward to Standing Forward Fold
3. Inhale with a flat back to Pike Pose
4. Exhale and step back to Downward Dog
5. Inhale to High Plank
6. Exhale to low plank or all the way to the mat
7. Inhale to Cobra/Locust/Upward Dog
8. Exhale release to Downward Dog
9. Breath in Downward Dog
10. Exhale and step to Standing Forward Fold
11. Inhale with a straight back to Pike Pose
12. Inhale up to Reaching Mountain
13. Exhale to Mountain
Sun Salutation Using a Chair as a Prop