This video is a perfect Beginner Introduction to the Sun Salutation Sequence:
A Little About The Sun Salutation:
Traditionalists contend that the sequence is at least 2,500 years old. During Vedic times, it began as a ritual prostration to the dawn. Skeptics of this dating maintain that Sun Salutation was invented by the raja of Aundh (a former state in India, now part of Maharashtra state) in the early 20th century, then disseminated to the West in the 1920s or 1930s.
Traditionally, Sun Salutation is best performed outdoors, facing east-the location of the rising sun, a symbol of the dawn of consciousness. In most western Yoga practices, Sun Salutation is used mostly as a preliminary warm-up for an asana session.
The transition from posture to posture is facilitated by either an inhalation or an exhalation. As you move through the sequence, watch your breath closely; always breathing in through your nose (Nasal breathing filters and warms incoming air and slows your breathing down).
Move in whatever way feels good for you in your body! You can always adjust, modify, and skip poses or sequences that don't feel good just yet.
For Beginners: Practice this 10 minute video to get comfortable with the flow of breath and postures, begin to build muscle strength, and to slowly stretch the entire body.
For Intermediate / Advanced students: Try to fit this video on days when you only have 10 minutes for yoga!
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