Moon salutation
Chandra Namasakara

There are as many variations of the Moon Salutation. This sequence is worked out accoring to the cycle of the moon, finding silence on the New moon and Kumbhaka, breath retention on the full moon. The amount of breaths corresponding with the amount of days in the cycle of the moon.
Eventually when practice becomes more fluent, the breath will guide the movements. There will be no separation between poses, no pause between breaths, only continuous movement. Like the waves of the ocean that do not distinguish between the height of low of a wave but becomes one continuous wave of the ocean. The mind held in mindfullness is the one that brings us to the space of no separation. Exhale: Standing in Namasté, prayer position, in Tadasana, mountain pose, lift the navel, thighs back, lower back lengthened, chin parallel. Become aware of the smooth inhale and exhale.
Inhale Stretch arms upwards
Exhale Bringing hands down the front of the body to Namasté*
Inhale Step back with right leg, lunge and stretch back
Exhale Return to *
Inhale Reach arms forward into back bend
Exhale Forward and down into Uttanasana
Inhale Lengthen spine and neck
Exhale Right leg back into lunge
Inhale stretch arms up and back
Exhale Hands down and hips up into downward facing dog
Inhale To plank pose
Exhale Knees down to move through to
Inhale To cobra pose
Exhale Down Dog pose
suspend the breath a moment, suspend in silence
Inhale Right leg forward
Exhale Bend left knee towards floor
Inhale Lift arms up and back
Exhale Hands down, seat up to downdog
Inhale Plank pose
Exhale Knees down, move through caterpillar
Inhale Cobra Pose
Exhale Downward facing dog
Inhale Right leg forward
Exhale Left leg forward
Inhale Stretch spine and neck
Exhale Fold forward into Uttanasana
Inhale Raise the arms up and back
Exhale Return hands to Namasté
Repeat all with Left leg going back first

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