![]() Lots of jumps! This is fun and refines the children's gross motor skills. "Like a dog waking up from a long nap, stretch up towards your bottom and back towards your feet," I tell them while they're in Downward Dog.įor the jump, I give them something to jump over, like a block or a small mat." Maybe high jumps, slow jumps, far jumps, short jumps. " From Forward bend, jump your legs back!" I ask them. Next I have the kids jump from Forward Bend to Downward Dog, and back in again. " Relax your head, relax your arms and feel like a doll waiting to be picked back up," I add. I tell them to step their feet a little apart and bend at the waist to go into Forward Bend. "Lengthen your arms way high over your head, and lengthen from head to toe like you are trying to reach the sun," I tell them as we reach up to Upward Salute. We repeat Mountain Pose to Forward Bend several times to make it fun. We break the Sun Salutation down into its smaller pieces. I ask them to notice how the shape of each pose and its name are connected. I remind them that we are doing poetry with our bodies as we learn Sun Salutations, as we practice yoga (by connecting body and mind). Then walk the plank, you are in a groove. Stand up tall, take your arms to the sky, ![]() I ask each child what their favorite nursery rhyme is.Īfter each child gets a chance to tell me, I tell them that yoga is like poetry and “music - the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind.” (BKS Iyengar)įollowing that, I recite this poem for them, to guide them through Sun Salutations: To center them, I have them stand in a circle and have them toss an object to one another. Practicing this is a great way to cope with stress at the end of the day, gives you better sleep, stretches and strengthens the lower body, and enhances your creative energy.The kids come into class excited and tired from the summer day. In Surya Namaskar you must move from one pose to another quickly, while in the Chandra Namaskar, the poses are done slowly like your mind and body are meditating in its calmness with every pose and transitions.Ĭhandra Namaskar was introduced in the late 20th century but it’s still not known to many and remains largely obscure. It’s Active, vigorous, assertive, and energizing, whereas moon salutation is relaxing, receptive, and meditative, like that of yin. Sun salutation is similar to yang energy. The reason why I suggest keeping aside 30 mins in the morning and 30 mins before sleep is because doing sun salutations in the morning and moon salutation at the end of the day helps you find balance in your yoga practice. Like yin to yang, like fire to water, like day to night, Chandra namaskar a.k.a moon salutations completes Surya namaskar. It is also a great way to boost up your immunity. Doing this way heat builds inside the body which burns a greater amount of calories and aids in weight reduction and physical fitness. It is a great cardio workout when done quickly as a set of 12 cycles per day without any break. Twelve poses of sun salutations by yogipress Breathing enhances concentration and lets you stay focussed throughout the practice. The moment your hands touches earth, the length and position should be maintained the same way throughout the cycle of that set, and your body from each pose is supposed to flow like a swan maintaining the breath. But what should one try to focus on is the transition from one pose to another. Learning all the twelve poses and practicing is easy, even for a beginner. Surya Namaskar a.k.a sun salutations is a sequence of twelve poses flowing right from pranam and the transition to 12 yoga asanas, implying that it is a cycle where the beginning meets the end. ![]() Inculcating the practice of yoga as a daily routine during all tight schedules may feel tiresome but how about keeping aside 30 mins after you wake up and 30 mins before you go to sleep. It needs years of practice and patience to bring your body and mind into unison with yoga, and get the most out of it. ![]() Sometimes people drop their practice halfway, thinking that only rigorous actions and body-sweating moves can burn the fat in no time, but one of the most important things a beginner to yoga needs is patience. During the journey of finding fitness, with a dream of a well-maintained body and the perks of being open to social media as the prime instructor, yoga would be a part of your workout routine. ![]()
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