Sun Salutations Session1

Question 1

What does Ashtanga usually start with?

Answer 1

5 Sun a’s and 5 sun bs

Question 2

What is the purpose of Sun Salutations?
Because Sun Salutations moves the body in all directions, it helps to clear the energy pathways. It is a balancing sequence and each movement touches at least one of the chakras. It helps to invigorate the body while creating space.6 Feb 2020

The Purpose of Sun Salutations - Peace Love and Yoga

Answer 2

(SOOR-yah nah-mah-scar) / namaskar = “to bow”
Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations)

Question 3

How is surya namaska first few rounds diffeerent?

Answer 3

FIRST 2 rounds knees chest chin, baby cobra first 2 rounds. Then Every class give them the option to do that or plank/chaturangua followed by updog/urha muka svansana instead.

Question 4

What is the main intention of Surya Namaskar (soor-ya- nuh-muh-ska)?

SUN SALUTATION

Answer 4

Main intention of sun salutation is to get people flowing in a rhythm. Rock back and forth. After we have done maybe 3 or 4 Surya Namaskar we might slow it down a bit and do deeper stretching slower rounds with alignments.

Question 5

Ultimately you will teach from your practice (what does it feel like in your body)

Surya Namaskar/SUN SALS ARE ABOUT FLOW AND RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT. ITS GREAT FOR FIRST THING IN MORNING OR AFTER WORK GOOD WAY TO TRANSITION OK NOW I CAN GET INTO THE MOVEMENTS AND HOLDING POSTURES.

Answer 5

REMEMBER

AS you STEP BACK TO DOWNWARD WITH 1 LEG INHALE, OTHER FOOT EXHALE INTO ARDO MUKA SHVANSANA

and

From down dog
INHALE LIFT THE HEELS EXH BEND OR BOUNCE THE KNEES AND STEP OR JUMP FORWARD.

Question 6

INHALE DO THIS

EXHALE GO THERE.

Answer 6

IF OPENING BODY INHALE

EXHALE CLOSING BODY

Question 7

Maryane saide

Answer 7

Sun salutations don’t have twisting movements

They have forward folding, backbends and neutrals,

Question 8

IF I HAVEN’T MET YO BEFORE WELCOME TO MY CLASS. ARE THERE ANY INJURIES I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

Answer 8

TALK YOUR SELF ON HOW TO DO SUNSALUTATIONS.
DO IT 10 MINS A DAY.

ZOOM MEETING FRIENDS AND - TEACH THEM. AWESOME IF YOU TEACH A BEGINNER BECAUSE YOU CAN REALLY SEE WHERE YOUR WORDS ARE WORKING AND WHERE YOU NEED TO FIX YOUR QUES.
TRY TEACHING WITHOUT DEMONSTRATING JUST VERBAL QUEUING
THE ONLY WAY THROUGH IT IS TO KEEP PRACTICING
YOU WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE MOVEMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO DO THE MOVEMENT

TEACHER JUST STARTED LEARNING TO SURF: AND ITS LIKE UPDOG DOWNDOG AND THEN STEP THROUGH.

Question 9

Breath timing tempo

Answer 9

Usually classes follow a 4 count breath
Sun salute a modified
Extra breath in chaturanga when coming forward.
Cue to breath tempo
Use entire length of breath to transition (if its 4 counts)
The breath comes a millisecond before the movement but ideally you want them to be at the same time.

Question 10

if wanted to do a class that had the pigeon pose in it which Surynamaska/SUN SAL would you pick?

Answer 10

if wanted to do a class that had the pigeon pose in it then pick sun salutation lunge

Question 11

if wanted to do a class that had the pigeon pose in it which Surya Namaskar/SUN SAL would you pick?

Answer 11

if wanted to do a class that had the pigeon pose in it then pick sun salutation lunge

Question 12

If wanted to add a wheel pose in which Surya Namaskar/SUN SAL would you pick?

Answer 12

if doing wheel pose in a sun sal pick ssun sal A – one with more cobra/updog chatterunga because need them to have more press in their arms.

Question 13

HOMEWORK – 
Teach just cues without joining in. 
And then also teach with my doing it at the same time.
Each day 2-3 Sun Sal Lunge
Each day 2-3 Sun Sal A
TEACH BEGINNERS VIA ZOOM.

Answer 13

Surya Namaskar (soor-ya- nuh-muh-ska)?

SUN SALUTATION