Der Sonnengruß (Sanskrit, सूर्य नमस्कार, Sūrya Namaskāra, wörtl.: „Ehre sei dir, Sonne“
Der Sonnengruß steht am Anfang jeder Ashtanga Yogaserie. In der Variante Suryanamaskara B hat der Sonnengruß 9 Vinyasa:
Drishti:
- Angusta Ma Dya (1/9)
- Nasagrai (2/3/4/5/7/8)
- Nabi Chakra (6)
Ashtanga Zählung – Count:
- Samasthitih
- Ekam – inhale, arms up look to hands
- Dvi – exhale, hands beside feet head downww
- Triini – in, head up
- Chatvari – ex, jump back
- Pancha – in, uurdhva mukha svaanaasana
- Shat – ex, adho mukha svaanaasana
- Sapta – in, jump feet to hands
- Ashtau – ex, head down
- Nava – in, arms up look to hands
- Samasthitih