Sun Salutations Flashcards
Name all the poses in order in Surya Namaskara A - Sun Salutation A (AC/DC)
- Mountain Pose
- Inhale - Upward Solute
- Exhale - Forward Fold
- Inhale - Half Lift
- Exhale - step or jump back > lower half way down > Chaturanga Dandasana
- Inhale - Upward facing dog (press into your palms > draw your chest forward > Roll over your toes > straighten arms > slide your shoulders back and down)
- Exhale - downward dog
- Pause 3 breaths
- Inhale - look forward
- Exhale - step feet between your hands
- Inhale - half lift
- Exhale - standing forward fold
- Inhale - upward solute
- Exhale - hands to heart center
What Pose is this?
Hands to Heart Center - Samasthihi
What pose is this?
Mountain Pose - Tadasana
What pose is this?
Upward Solute - Urdhva Hastasana
What pose is this?
Forward Fold - Uttanasana
What pose is this?
Half-lift - Ardha Uttanasana
What pose is this?
Downward facing dog - Adho Mukha Svanasana
What pose is this?
Four Limbed Staff Pose/ Low Plank - Chaturanga Dandasana
What Pose is this?
Upward Facing Dog - Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
Sanskrit for Mountain Pose
Tadasana
Sanskrit for Upward Solute
Urdhva Hastasana
Sanskrit for Standing Forward Fold
Uttanasana
Sanskrit for Half Lift
Ardha (oordra) Uttanasana
Sanskrit for Downward facing Dog
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Sanskrit for four Limbed Staff pose/ Low Plank
Chaturanga Dandasana
Sanskrit for Upward Facing Dog
Urdhva (OORD-va) Mukha Svanasana
Name all the poses in order for Sun Salutation C - Surya Namaskara C. (LLC)
- Mountain Pose - Tadasana
- Upward Solute - Urdhva Hastasana
- Forward Fold - Uttanasana
- Half Lift - Ardha Uttanasana
- Step back lower your knee, untuck toes
- Low Lunge - Anjaneyasana
- Frame your foot
- High Plank - Phalakasana
- Lower down to mat
- Cobra - Bhujangasana
- Downward facing dog - Adho Mukha Svansana
- lift right leg up and back
- Lower back knee down
- Sweep arms up - Low Lunge - Anjaneyasana
- Hands on mat
- Step back foot forward
- Half Lift - Ardha Uttansana
- Forward Fold - Uttanasana
- Upward Solute - Urdhva Hastasana
- Hands to heart center - Samasthihi
21 Repeat other side (Left)
Name all poses in order for Sun Salutation B (Sit on the bold Warrior)
- Mountain Pose - Tadasana
- Chair Pose - Utkatasana
- Forward Fold - Uttanasana
- Half Lift - Ardha Uttanasana
- Plank
- Chaturanga Dandasana
- Upward Facing Dog - Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
- Downward Dog - Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Extend right leg up
- Warrior I - Virabhadrasana
- Plank - Chaturanga- Dandasana
- Upward Dog - Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
- Downward Dog - Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Extend Left leg up
- Warrior 1 - Virabhadrasana I
- Chaturanga
- Upward dog
- Downward Dog
- Half Lift
- Forward Fold
- Chair Pose
- Hands to heart center - Samasthihi
Sanskrit for Cobra
Bhujangasana - Bhoo-Jong-AH-sch-nah
Sanskrit for Plank
Phalakasana - Pal-A-Kasana
Sanskrit for Low or supported Lunge
Anjaneyasana - AHN-Jah-ney-AH-Sah na
Sanskrit for Chair Pose
Utkatasana
Sanskrit for Warrior I
Virabhadrasana I
What is this pose?
Plank
What pose is this?
Cobra
What pose is this? (Back knee on floor)
Low lunge - with knee down
What pose is this?
Warrior 1
What pose is this?
Chair