5 Minute Yoga: How to do Hatha Yoga Sun Salutations (Step by Step)
This quick, 5 minute yoga flow will show you how to do the classical Hatha yoga style sun salutations sequence step by step. In this video, we start with half sun salutations to warm up before moving on to the full sun salutation sequence.
This is what I was taught during my first 200 hour yoga teacher training in India.
Re-watch this video as many times as you need to memorize the sequence. These are great yoga poses for beginners.
The benefits of practicing sun salutations regularly include noticeable improvements in your yoga practice; more specifically improvements in coordination, balance, strength and flexibility.
💖 Miranda
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What are Hatha Yoga Sun Salutations?
A sun salutation (Surya Namaskar) by definition is a specific sequence of yoga poses (asanas) practiced in the same order each time.
There are many different styles (lineages) of yoga and sun salutations. Hatha yoga is one of the most traditional, based on the original 15 asanas (poses) in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
One reason we call them sun salutations is because we are mimicking the rising and setting of the sun as we move up, down, forward and backward on our mats.
How To Do Sun Salutations:
For thousands of years, yogis practiced sun salutations outdoors, in the morning and facing East, where the sun rises. The sun also represents the light of our own consciousness.
You can practice sun salutations a la carte, or use them as a full body warm up before other yoga poses and sequences.
If you are new to sun salutations, start with 3-5 and work your way up to doing more like 10, 15, 20 or more.
The more you practice, the easier it will be to coordinate the movements with your breath (inhales and exhales).
On special occasions such as the Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice, it is traditional to practice 108 sun salutations. (We also did this on the last day of my yoga teacher training in India.)
Hatha Yoga Sun Salutations Sequence Step by Step:
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How & When to do Moon Salutations (Chandra Namaskar) Step by Step
Disclaimer: Yoga and meditation provide great benefits but only you know your own body and limits. Please consult your health care professional with any questions or concerns before starting any physical or exercise program. When participating in any physical activity, there is the possibility of injury. The creators of these videos, its distributors, and performers are not liable for any injury, accident, or health impairment befalling and viewer of this program or any individual utilizing the techniques suggested in this video.