Sun salutations give you a great all over body "pump-up'' and can be a complete practice in
and of itself. These 12 or so poses linked in a series can lengthen and strengthen, flex and
extend many of the main muscles of the body and get your blood flowing.
There are many sun salutation variations, like this lunge salute that lengthens and
contracts the psoas muscle, our major hip flexor. The psoas connects in the groin at
the lesser trochanter to all the lumbar vertebrae and up to T12, giving important
flexion and length to the lower back.The lunge also stretches the musculature of the
upper and inner thighs while also stimulating the stomach, spleen, and liver meridians.
This can be the beginning of your practice or a full practice in and of itself.
And, when performed consistantly, allows your practice to become a
slow dance of conscious movement dedicated to energized presence.
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