Sun Salutation

This is one of the most basic forms of yoga. It is movement with every half of a breath, and will help to increase lung capacity, flexibility, suppleness and pliability of the spine, increase cerebrospinal fluid production, and promotes a great overall feeling of well-being!

Sun Salutation: Start in a standing position with your hands by your side and take about 5 deep breaths in and out through the nose, remember that the breath is the most important part of stretching and yoga, try to stretch your lungs with every inhale, and exhale until there is absolutely no more air in your lungs. Inhale arms up overhead, exhale bend forward, inhale halfway up flat back, exhale hands to the floor, step back to push up position, big inhale then exhale to hover, inhale up dog, exhale down dog, exhale walk feet to hands, inhale halfway up flat back, exhale palms to floor, inhale arms up overhead, repeat as many times as tolerated, REMEMBER THAT YOUR BREATH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS FLEXIBILITY AND RECOVERY WORK! I have had several clients come to me with back pain for various reasons. This is the prescription that I give and teach them to do every morning in order to take some of the tension out of their backs. Even if you do not have back pain now, do this as what I call prehab, so you never have to go to rehab!