Lower back, upper back, neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, knees and ankles
Surya A: Little Sun Salutation
A light, flowing mini sun salutation that suits every level.
Transitional120 to 180 seconds
Ways to adjust it
- Partial knee bend
- Hands on the thighs
- Neutral spine
- Smaller range through the folds
- Small range
- Stop if symptoms spread
- Gaze neutral
- Short holds
- Hands on blocks
- Smaller range overhead
- Fists or fingertips
- Shorten the stance
- Pad the back foot
- Smaller step
If this one is too much today
Try the gentler version instead. It asks less of you and does much the same work.
Other ways to do this movement
Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.
- Surya A: Ashtanga
- Surya A: Chair Supported
- Surya A: Gentle / Modified
- Surya A: Hatha
- Surya A: Knee Down
- Surya A: Midline Focus
- Surya A: Shoulder Reduced
- Surya A: Spine Neutral
- Surya A: Therapeutic
- Surya A: Wrist Neutral
Before you try it
Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.
One movement is a start. A session is the thing.
A few questions about your body and how it is today, and Vinys builds a session around it, including which movements to leave out.
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