Sun Salutation Flow For Beginners

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 flow for beginners. But if you are a beginner start with a set of 2 or 3 repetitions and increase the sets as you gain confidence and practice. Sun salutation are generally performed early in the morning for an energetic start to a new day. In plank make sure your shoulders are over your. 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.

Sun salutation illustrated step by step instructions uttanasana to flat back. When you re just beginning your yoga practice it s important to take it slow be safe and enjoy the journey. Surya namaskar aka the official name for sun salutations is a sequence of yoga poses or asanas we should say that are typically performed at the start of a hatha or vinyasa flow. Breathing is very important in every form of yoga and it applies to sun salutation as well.

We ll begin with a quick warmup and then move to some half sun salutations. 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. 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. Release your arms to either side and forward bend over your legs as if you were doing a swan.

Plant your palms and step or jump back to a plank position. They are done in sets of 12. 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.