If you are a new to yoga and find the full Sun Salutation a bit hard to do, try this one.
1. Child Pose
This is a relaxing pose. Allow your forehead to rest on your mat. Place your arms above your head. For a deeper stretch, try crawling your fingers farther out on your mat. Inhale. Exhale while entering Gentle Plank.
2. Gentle Plank
This pose is very similar to plank pose used in the Sun Salutation below. Your fingers are spread out like a starfish. Your knees are on the mat and your feet are resting on the mat. Inhale as you as go into Gentle Croc.
3. Gentle Croc
This picture is not totally correct for Gentle Croc pose. You are on your knees in Gentle Plank Pose, bend at the elbows, keeping your elbows close to your side. Keep your feet flat on the mat. NOTE: in picture she has her feet up with toes bent. Exhale as you move into Cobra.
4. Cobra
Your body is resting totally on the mat with your arms at your side. Inhale as you move into Upward Facing Dog.
5. Upward Facing Dog
Enjoy this powerful, confident pose. Roll your chest upward, lengthening your spine as you straighten your arms and lift your head up and look toward the sky. Try and lift your hips off the mat. Fingers are widespread. Exhale as you lower back into Child Pose.
6. Child Pose
As pose as number one. Relax a moment and begin again.
How many times should you do this?
Do at least 3-5 times. This is meant to warm-up your body. Try to complete 108 before our first class. And feel free to to this on days we do not have class.
If you are a new to yoga and find the full Sun Salutation a bit hard to do, try this one.
1. Child Pose
This is a relaxing pose. Allow your forehead to rest on your mat. Place your arms above your head. For a deeper stretch, try crawling your fingers farther out on your mat. Inhale. Exhale while entering Gentle Plank.
2. Gentle Plank
This pose is very similar to plank pose used in the Sun Salutation below. Your fingers are spread out like a starfish. Your knees are on the mat and your feet are resting on the mat. Inhale as you as go into Gentle Croc.
3. Gentle Croc
This picture is not totally correct for Gentle Croc pose. You are on your knees in Gentle Plank Pose, bend at the elbows, keeping your elbows close to your side. Keep your feet flat on the mat. NOTE: in picture she has her feet up with toes bent. Exhale as you move into Cobra.
4. Cobra
Your body is resting totally on the mat with your arms at your side. Inhale as you move into Upward Facing Dog.
5. Upward Facing Dog
Enjoy this powerful, confident pose. Roll your chest upward, lengthening your spine as you straighten your arms and lift your head up and look toward the sky. Try and lift your hips off the mat. Fingers are widespread. Exhale as you lower back into Child Pose.
6. Child Pose
As pose as number one. Relax a moment and begin again.
How many times should you do this?
Do at least 3-5 times. This is meant to warm-up your body. Try to complete 108 before our first class. And feel free to to this on days we do not have class.