Hatha Yoga Sun Salutation Poses

There are many variations on this sequence but sun salutations a and b are the most common both of which we ll come to in a moment.

Hatha yoga sun salutation poses. Surya namaskar aka the official name for sun salutations is a sequence of yoga poses or asanas we should say that are typically performed at the start of a hatha or vinyasa flow. The sun salutation is one of the most common dynamic yoga poses today. Prayer pose pranamasana upward salute hastauttanasana standing forward bend hasta padasana. Inhale hasta uttanasana.

Often considered the core of hatha yoga practice sun salutations are traditionally practiced at sunrise to warm and energize the body. Bring the hands shoulder width apart bring them up over the head and reaching back. Utkatasana or chair pose light on yoga asana yoga pose. Surya namaskar or sun salutation is a series of postures that warms strengthens and aligns the entire body.

As willful or forceful or the yoga of activity and as sun ha and moon tha the yoga of balance. Hatha simply refers to the practice of physical yoga postures meaning your ashtanga vinyasa iyengar and power yoga classes are all hatha yoga. The word hatha can be translated two ways. Namaskar stands for salutation.

You should bend the back slightly. I started mine with sun salutation a which is made up of 12 poses. It serves as an all purpose yoga tool kind of like a hammer that s also a saw and a screwdriver if you can imagine such a thing. Today i want to share with you the sun salutation for beginners which helped me begin my practice in hopes it will help you begin or improve yours.

Today we want to share with you the traditional hatha surya namaskar. The classical series is used in most hatha yoga traditions with the exception of ashtanga or power yoga. Sun salutation poses are typically practiced in the morning at sunrise. Sun salutations are practiced 2 6 times in a row and are traditionally practiced at sun rise.

If you have lower back problems or if your knees thighs are rubbing together bring your feel parallel hip width apart. The 12 sun salutation yoga poses. Proper exercise asanas. Sun salutation poses also known as salute to the sun and surya namaskara in sanskrit are core hatha style yoga practice.

Relax the whole body. We have several sun salutation sequences available with varying levels of difficulty from basic to intermediate. This video is a short introduction about hatha yoga and the sun salutation. What s a sun salutation.