Ensure your abs are engaged.Īdho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog) Keep your thighs lifting away from the floor as your tailbone reaches toward your heels.On an inhale, roll over the tops of your toes so you’re pressing into the tops of your feet.Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward-Facing Dog) Lift your belly and keep the back of your neck long.Keep your feet and legs hip-width apart.Align your wrists under your elbows and bend your elbows halfway, or as low as you can while maintaining a neutral spine, hovering off the floor.On an exhale, either step back to Plank Pose and lower halfway or jump directly into Chaturanga, outlined below.Your hands can be flat outside of your feet, on your outer legs, or on blocks.Ĭhaturanga Dandasana (Half-Plank Position).On an inhale, reach your chest forward and lift your torso halfway up, with a long spine.Place your hands by your feet or outer shins or on blocks.On an exhale, bring your arms down, reaching wide, and fold forward at your hips.Some lineages add a slight backbend at the top of this movement.On an inhale, reach your arms up and in line with your ears.Utthita Hastasana in Tadasana (Arms Extended in Mountain Pose) With your arms by your sides, turn your upper arm bones to face each other with your palms forward, opening your chest.Align your ankles, knees, and shoulders so your body is symmetrical. Your feet can be together or hip-width apart. Stand at the top of your mat with your arms by your sides.Share on Pinterest Sun_Salutation-1 Illustration by Brittany England Sun_Salutation-1 Tadasana (Standing Mountain Pose)
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