Hatha Yoga Sun Salutation Poses

Namaskar stands for salutation.

Hatha yoga sun salutation poses. Sun salutation poses also known as salute to the sun and surya namaskara in sanskrit are core hatha style yoga practice. Proper exercise asanas. This video is a short introduction about hatha yoga and the sun salutation. Sun salutation poses are typically practiced in the morning at sunrise.

Inhale hasta uttanasana. 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. There are many different approaches to it. The classical series is used in most hatha yoga traditions with the exception of ashtanga or power yoga.

As willful or forceful or the yoga of activity and as sun ha and moon tha the yoga of balance. 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. Today we want to share with you the traditional hatha surya namaskar. Utkatasana or chair pose light on yoga asana yoga pose.

A sun salutation is a series of 12 flowing poses done in succession so that one pose transitions gently into the next. 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. Bring the hands shoulder width apart bring them up over the head and reaching back. Sun salutations are practiced 2 6 times in a row and are traditionally practiced at sun rise.

Often considered the core of hatha yoga practice sun salutations are traditionally practiced at sunrise to warm and energize the body. Relax the whole body. What s a sun salutation. 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.

Prayer pose pranamasana upward salute hastauttanasana standing forward bend hasta padasana. Surya namaskar or sun salutation is a series of postures that warms strengthens and aligns the entire body. I started mine with sun salutation a which is made up of 12 poses. The 12 sun salutation yoga poses.

Surya comes from the sanskrit and means sun. We have several sun salutation sequences available with varying levels of difficulty from basic to intermediate. You should bend the back slightly. If you have lower back problems or if your knees thighs are rubbing together bring your feel parallel hip width apart.