When I want to move and get things going in my yoga practice, my go-to series of asanas is the Sun Salutations. You can be really creative with the sun salutes, so they’re never really boring.
However, they can be repetitive, and for some people, they can lead to injuries if done over and over the wrong way. So, I’ve been thinking about ways to warm up without doing a sun salute. I’ve been loving Chair Pose (Utkatasana) and any other postures that use the big muscles of the legs and buttocks (Hello, Warriors and Bridge!). I also love to get upside down – inversions can really heat you up – and to practice other arm balances, like Crow pose (Bakasana). I’ve also been trying to use my core, and often warming up with Boat pose (Navasana).
I’m thinking about making a podcast of warm ups without Sun Salute. Anyone interested?
Just yesterday, I saw this amazing video. It definitely looks like a warm up! This dance is based on the sun salutations, but includes much of what I mentioned above – arm balances, inversions, tons of core strength, and an amazing amount of variation with the two dancers interacting.
I’m inspired to go practice now!
Barrett
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