Archive for category yoga postures

Exit to Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
In the previous position Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Hand posture) you have your arms up over your head and you are gazing up towards your thumbs.
Now we are going to finish the Sun Saltue by

exhaling
lowering your arms down to your sides and
gazing towards the horizon

How to do it
Firm Uddiyana Bundha and start [...]

Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Hand posture)
This is the same position as Position 1 except that you are moving up from the floor rather than down towards the floor.
In the previous position you had your hands on the floor and your chest and head were lowered down towards your legs.
In this position you:

inhale
lift your torso up to [...]

Uttanasana (standing forward bend)
This is the same postion as Postion 2 except that you enter it from the chest lifted positon rather than the hands up positon.
In the previous postion you had your hands flat to the floor or on your shins and your chest and head were lifited away from your legs.
In this positon [...]

Jump forward and lift chest

In the previous position you exhaled and lifted your hips up and lowered your shoulders down and moved into downward dog.
In this positon you:

inhale
make a spring out of your legs
bring the legs forward and bring the feet between the hands
lift your chest and head while keeping your hands flat to the [...]

Downward Facing Dog – Adho Mukha Shvanasana
In the previous position your inhaled lifted the head and shoulders up and gazed towards the horizon.
In this position, which is a forward bend, you:

exhale
roll back over your toes and bring your heels towards the floor.
lift your hips towards the ceiling
lower your head and shoulders towards the floor
and your [...]

Chaturanga Dandasana
In the previous position your inhaled and lifted the chest and head from your thighs.
In this position you

exhale
jump back to high plank
lower down towards the floor and hover above the floor
and your gaze is down the nose towards the floor

How to do it
If your hands were on your shins in the previous position and [...]

Lift Head and Chest
In the previous position you exhaled, folded forward, lowered your torso towards your thighs and brought your hands to the floor beside your feet. This position, Lift Chest and Head, which is the third position of the Sun Salute A series, is a mild back bend. You are going to:

Inhale
lift your chest, [...]

Uttanasana (standing forward bend)
In the previous position you are standing tall with your arms up over your head.  Uttanasana, the second position of the Sun Salute A series, is a strong forward bend. You are going to:

Exhale
fold forward
bring the hands to the floor beside your feet and
gaze down the nose and through the legs

How to [...]

Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Hand posture)
This is the first posture of the Sun Salute series.  It is a mild back bend.
How to do it
Begin with Tadasana (Mountain pose).  Your arms are resting at the side of your body, your palms facing inwards towards the body and the thumbs pointing forward.  The shoulders are down the back [...]