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Stand up straight with your feet together and your hands in
prayer fashion. Feel awareness of the whole body.
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Inhale as you raise your arms up over your head, arching
your back slightly.
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Exhale as you bend forward and bring your hands towards the floor.
Keep your knees slightly bent and let your head hang relaxed.
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Inhale as you reach the right leg back while bending the left leg into a lunge.
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Slowly begin to exhale as you place your left leg back next to the
right and straighten the body into plank pose...finishing the exhale as you...
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...Lower your body to the floor, touching your chin, chest, knees, feet, and
hands to the floor, and keeping your buttocks, thighs, and abdomen lifted.
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Inhale, relax your lower torso, and slightly bend your upper torso,
looking up until your arms are straight.
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Exhale as you push back into down dog pose.
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Inhale as you move your right leg forward until it rests on the
floor between your hands. Lunge pose on the other side.
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Exhale, bringing left leg back to forward bend.
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Inhale and stand up, stretching your arms back over your head, looking up.
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Exhale as you bring your hands down in front of your chest.
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Beginners usually should limit themselves to half a dozen salutations
(a few minutes) each morning and evening.
REMEMBER: The most important part of Sun Salutations is deep
gentle breathing. Eventually if you wish to further strengthen and tone your
body
you can make Sun Salutations a workout by doing forms like Vinyasa, Flow, Power,
and Ashtanga yoga. Here are some
recommended videos.
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