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Instructions
- Stand with the palms together in front of the c h e s t
- Breathe in while stretching the arms over the head (arch the back slightly)
- Breathe out while bending forward from the hips
- Breathe in while taking the right foot backwards and dropping t h e k n e e t o t h e f l o o r
- Breathe out while taking the left foot backwards and liftin g the hips towards the ceiling
- Start breathing in whilst dropping the knees and chest to the floor
- C o n tinue breathing in as you drop the hips and straighten the arms to ar ch th e lower back
- Breathe out and take the hips back up towards the ceiling
- Breathe in a n d bring th e right foot forward (place between hands) and drop the hips
- Breathe out and bring the left foot forward to join the right foot (forward bend)
- Breathe in and come up into a slight back bend
- Breathe out as you come into an upright position with the palms together in front of the chest.
You have now completed half a round – to complete the sun salute repeat the same sequence but this time take the left foot
back in position 4 and bring forward in position 9. You can do up to six rounds. Practice slowly if you are a Vata type,
moderately slowly if you are a pitta type and relatively fast if you are a kapha body-type.
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The Sun
Salute
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