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)
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)
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.