This is a walkthrough of Sun Salutation A and Sun Salutation B. These series are a cornerstone of your yoga practice.  As with all vinyasa the movements revolve around the breathe.  With a fix on this principle, these series will engage your focus and smoothly work all of your body’s major muscle groups.

Sun Salutation A (Surya Namaskara A)

Watch a modified version of Sun Salutation A to make it more accessible List of steps for Sun Salutation A (Surya Namaskar A)

• Inhale to a flat back
• Exhale to a forward fold
• Inhale to come all the way up to standing arms reach high [Start of video]
• Exhale to fold forward hands through heart center.
• Inhale halfway up
• Exhale high to low plank
• Inhale upward facing dog
• Exhale downward facing dog
• Take a deep breath in, empty the breath, look forward and step or float to the top of your mat.
• Repeat.

Sun Salutation B (Surya Namaskara B)

Watch a modified version of Sun Salutation B to make it more accessible List of steps for Sun Salutation B (Surya Namaskar B)

• Inhale to a flat back
• Exhale to a forward fold
• Inhale Utkatasna chair pose [Start of video]
• Exhale forward fold
• Inhale half way lift
• Exhale high to low plank
• Inhale upward facing dog
• Exhale downward facing dog
• Right foot forward come all the way up to warrior one
• On the inhale arms reach high,
• Flow as you exhale high to low plank
• Inhale upward facing dog
• Exhale downward facing dog
• Left foot forward, come all the way up to warrior one on the inhale – arms reach high
• Flow as you exhale high to low plank
• Inhale upward facing dog
• Exhale downward facing dog
• Take a deep breath in, empty the breath, look forward, step or float to the top of your mat
• Repeat.