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 17 Vinyasa:
Drishtis:
- Angusta Ma Dya (1/7/11/17)
- Nasagrai (2/4/8/12/16)
- Nabi Chakra (6/10/14)
- Broomadhya (3/5/9/13/15)
Suryanamaskara B Ashtanga Zählung – Count:
- Ekam – in, arms up (Utkataasana position)
- Dwi – ex, hands down to feet head down
- Triini – in, look up straight arms
- Chatvari – ex, chaturanga dandaasana
- Pancha – in, uurdhva mukha svaanasana
- Shat – ex, adho mukha svanaasana
- Sapta – in, right foot forward (Viirabhadraasana position)
- Ashtau – ex, chaturanga dandaasana
- Nava – in, uurdhva mukha svaanasana
- Dasha – ex, adho mukha svanaasana
- Ekaadasha – in, left foot forward (Viirabhadraasana position)
- Dvaadasha – ex, chaturanga dandaasana
- Trayodasha – in, uurdhva mukha svaanasana
- Chathurdasha – ex, adho mukha svanaasana
- Pancha dasha – in, jump feet to hands look up
- Shodasha – ex, head down
- Saptadasha – in, arms up (Utkataasana position)
- Samasthitih