Yoga for everyone!

One of the most famous and easy series of yoga postures to do is the Sun Salutation. This series is usually repeated 2 to 6 times during sunrise or any other time of day. What these great exercises do is that they begin to increase blood circulation, the muscles are stretched and strengthened, the body begins to warm up and all this helps burn fat 🙂 I leave you the basic steps. All this is the only thing you need to do a good yoga practice at home. You just need a mat and to dedicate a little of your time to it.

The basics

1.- Stand on your mat with your feet together and facing forward, palms together, pressed in front of your chest and shoulders down and back. 2.- Inhale and at the same time raise both arms above your head, pressing your palms once again while looking up at your hands. 3.- Exhale and lean forward so that your palms now touch the floor in front of you, bend your knees slightly if necessary. 4.- Inhale and place your right foot on the front of the mat, keeping your right leg firm (in an L shape) while your left leg bends with your knee directly over your ankle. The hands rest on each side of the left foot and the head is up and looking forward. 5.- Bring your right foot to the back of your mat to join it to your left foot. Form a plank pose with your body parallel to the floor, arms straight, and palms flat on the mat under your chest. 6.- Exhale and lower your knees, elbows, chin and chest to the floor. Then arch your back and look forward with your legs stretched behind you. 7.- Inhale and press down with the palms of your hands. Keeping your arms straight and slightly lifting your hips and legs off the ground. 8.- Exhale to go to the downward facing dog pose. The hips and bottom rise towards the sky. Keep your legs as straight as possible with your feet flat on the mat, your arms extended toward the front of the mat, your palms flat on the floor, and your head hanging. 9.- Inhale and place your right foot in front of your mat between your hands. Keep your left leg straight, drop your hips toward the floor and look forward. 10.- Exhale and put your feet next to each other. Bending over your knees, let your head hang and press your palms to the floor. 11.- Inhale and stop your body until you are standing. Then raise your arms above your head with your palms together, facing upward. 12.- Exhale and join your palms in front of your chest. Looking forward with shoulders back and down. Repeat this as many times as you want, I recommend about 4, varying the leg you put forward each time. An additional yoga tip is to try, during all this time, not to think about anything other than paying attention to your body. How do you feel? Does something hurt you? Does it feel good? Etc. and alternate with your breathing. Each movement tries to do it in one inhale and exhale respectively 🙂