Saturday, October 14, 2017

Some thoughts on Sun Salutations and a Lesson in Pictures

I recommend sun salutations as a good way to get a quick yoga session in if you're away and can't make it to my classes or if you just have a little time to yourself and aren't sure what poses to do.

Here's a quick explanation in pictures of how to do sun salutation.
















This is just one variation of sun salutation; you can add on poses to shake things up. I like to add warrior III after forward fold, for example, or three-legged dog before stepping through to bring the leg forward before forward fold. 

The secret to being able to add on to the basics is simple; learn to control your breath to calm your body, brush up on your technique and know your foundation poses (mountain, downward dog, forward fold, etc.) 

Eventually, once you have the basics figured out, you can really have fun with poses or sequences, jumping forward instead of stepping and switching out upward dog for cobra or adding in a few yoga push-ups. 

Sun salutation is the perfect use of foundation yoga postures, combining everything that yoga is: balance, breath, flexibility and strength. 

Until next time...

T.




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