An at-home sun salutation routine

Hi Folks! My first blog post ever is a practical one. This was a request from one of my favoritest of yoga students, the dear, sweet, beautiful, and graceful Karen.

Five to Ten Minute Salute to the Sun Routine

        

            Take a few minutes first thing in the morning to get your blood pumping and brighten your day! You can add variety to the sequence by holding the poses a little longer for strength, or moving faster for cardiovascular activity. Breathe deeply and enjoy!

1.Start standing tadasana

Toes straight ahead, sides long, palms together at the heart

2. Fold forward uttanasana

                        Use blocks or bring your hands higher on your shins if you are tight

3. Step back down dog adho mukha svanasana, then forward to plank

4. Lower your knees, then with elbows into your sides and arms curling to the back plane, strongly lower down

5. Curl open with your toes untucked, cobra pose urdhva mukha svanasana

6. Move back to down dog

7. Step or jump forward to the top of your mat. Fold and then rise up to stand, sweep your arms overhead, return the palms together at the heart

Repeat 3 times

 1. Start standing, palms together

      2. Bend your knees deeply and sweep your arms overhead for chair pose utkatasana.

      3. Bring your fingertips down and fold forward

      4. Step your right leg back, arms overhead, high lunge virabhadrasana 1 var.

      5. Step back to plank, lower down chaturanga dandasana- fingers spread, palms rooted knees and thighs lifted, shoulders back, tailbone tucked, elbows bent and at your sides

      6. Hit the deck, curl open

      7. Down dog, jump forward

      8. Bend your knees, sit back chair

      9. Inhale up to stand, reach your arms high, then join the palms at the heart

Repeat 3-5 times