Day 7 - Greet the New Year - Standing and Chair session

Start the new year with a dynamic sun salutation. Let's get the body moving, the heart pumping, and start the new year on a high!

There are two versions of this session. This page contains the files related to a standing and chair session. If you prefer to come onto the floor, see Day 7 - Greet the New Year - Standing and Floor Session.

Caution: See the Poses, Modifications, and Alternative Poses document, if you are new to yoga, pregnant or have the following conditions:

Back problems including osteoporosis of the spine
Abdominal problems
Shoulder and neck problems
High blood pressure, low blood pressure, and vertigo

Audio files

This session contains two audio files:

The first audio file guides you through one round of the sun salutation: half a round slow and meditative, the second half slightly quicker.
The second audio file is for those who are familiar with the poses. Key actions or poses are named to guide you through three quick rounds of the sun salutation.

Greet the New Year

Transcript for Greet the New Year (PDF 0.6MB)
Audio file for Greet the New Year (MP3 7.2MB)

Sun salutation rounds

Transcript for sun salutation rounds (PDF 0.5MB)
Audio file for sun salutation rounds (MP3 3.1MB)

Video

This video comprises two parts. The first part guides you through one round of the sun salutation to demonstrate the postures. The second part guides three quick rounds of the salutation.