Advanced Sun Salutation

Description

From Mountain Pose, inhale as you raise both arms overhead. Exhale, bend your knees, and rest your abdomen on your thighs, then inhale into a half forward bend, keeping your back long. Exhale as you place your hands on the floor and step back into a high plank, then lower your pelvis toward the floor and your wrists, and inhale as you settle into Upward-Facing Dog. Exhale as you push through your hands to return to Downward-Facing Dog, and take a calm breath. Inhale as you bring your feet toward your hands, exhale as you relax your torso, then inhale as you roll your spine back up, arms overhead, and exhale as you return to Mountain Pose.

Settings

Equipment

No Equipment

Positions

Stand UpQuadruped PositionPlankProne Position

Muscle groups

Lumbar extensorsLumbar flexorsThoracic extensorsScapular retractorsHip extensorsHip flexorsKnee flexorsKnee extensorsShoulder extensorsShoulder flexorsElbow extensors

Difficulty

Difficult

Movement

FlexionExtension

Contraction mode

ConcentricEccentric