Sun Salutation Flow For Beginners
There are many variations on this sequence but sun salutations a and b are the most common both of which we ll come to in a moment.
Sun salutation flow for beginners. Release your arms to either side and forward bend over your legs as if you were doing a swan. Whether this is your very first sun salutation or if you re still getting acclimated to the vinyasa yoga practice this is a great video for beginner yogis. They are done in sets of 12. Sun salutation illustrated step by step instructions uttanasana to flat back.
Breathing is very important in every form of yoga and it applies to sun salutation as well. Plant your palms and step or jump back to a plank position. When you re just beginning your yoga practice it s important to take it slow be safe and enjoy the journey. We ll begin with a quick warmup and then move to some half sun salutations.
Welcome to the wonderful world of yoga. In plank make sure your shoulders are over your. One sun salutation is said to take about four minutes. Some practices of sun salutation say to stay in each pose only for a breath or two while others have you hold each pose for 10 15 breaths.
What s a sun salutation. Sun salutation a has fewer poses than sun salutation c so of course sun salutation a will probably take less time. Sun salutations or surya namaskar in sanskrit are the foundation to vinyasa flows and we ll break down each pose in that series. Sun salutation are generally performed early in the morning for an energetic start to a new day.