Surya Namasascar  begins all of the Ashtanga sequences and are the backbone of the practice. All of the linking vinyasa sequences are based on the sun salutations. 

And you thought they were just a warm up !! 

Well, they do make a good warm up and they are a good gauge of how you might be feeling on any given day, but they are much more than this.

Most modern yoga practices have a variation of the Sun salutation, But originally it wasn’t anything to do with asana. 

Surya Namascar welcomes the sun. Humankind over the millennia recognised that the sun gives us light and heat and is what keeps the planet alive, without the sun we cannot grow plants for food, shade and shelter.

So from ancient times humans have given gratitude to the sun for rising every day. 

This workshop looks at a brief history of the sun salutation, from it’s ancient roots as a mantra through to it’s modern use at the start of a yoga practice. 

Salute the sun and welcome in the New Year.