Sun Salutation A and B

Learn how to do the Sun Salutation sequences. This article lists all poses of Sun Salutation A and Sun Salutation B, as well as their English and Sanskrit names and breathing instructions. It is recommended to do Sun Salutation A first and Sun Salutation B afterwards.

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List Of Yoga Pose Names With Breathing Instructions

This list includes all poses of Sun Salutation A and Sun Salutation B with the correct Sanskrit writing, as well as inhale and exhale cues.

Sun Salutation A

Breathing	English Pose Name	Sanskrit Pose Name
Exhale	Mountain Pose	tāḍāsana
Inhale	Upward Salute Pose	ūrdhva hāstāsana
Exhale	Standing Forward Bend Pose	uttānāsana
Inhale	Standing Half Forward Bend Pose	ardha uttānāsana
Exhale	Four-Limbed Staff Pose / Chaturanga	caturaṅga daṇḍāsana
Inhale	Upward-Facing Dog Pose	ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana
Exhale	Downward-Facing Dog Pose	adho mukha śvānāsana
Inhale	Standing Half Forward Bend Pose	ardha uttānāsana
Exhale	Standing Forward Bend Pose	uttānāsana
Inhale	Upward Salute Pose	ūrdhva hāstāsana
Exhale	Mountain Pose	tāḍāsana

The Sanskrit pose names are commonly written without the special characters, but in Sanskrit the special characters are important. But in most cases, you will find the following Sanskrit pose names:

• Tadasana
• Urdhva Hastasana
• Uttanasana
• Ardha Uttanasana
• Chaturanga Dandasana
• Urdvha Mukha Svanasana

Sun Salutation B

Breathing	English Pose Name	Sanskrit Pose Name
Exhale	Mountain Pose	tāḍāsana
Inhale	Chair Pose	utkaṭāsana
Exhale	Standing Forward Bend Pose	uttānāsana
Inhale	Standing Half Forward Bend Pose	ardha uttānāsana
Exhale	Four-Limbed Staff Pose / Chaturanga	caturaṅga daṇḍāsana
Inhale	Upward-Facing Dog Pose	ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana
Exhale	Downward-Facing Dog Pose	adho mukha śvānāsana
Inhale	Warrior 1 Pose	vīrabhadrāsana I
Exhale	Four-Limbed Staff Pose / Chaturanga	caturaṅga daṇḍāsana
Inhale	Upward-Facing Dog Pose	ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana
Exhale	Downward-Facing Dog Pose	adho mukha śvānāsana
Inhale	Warrior 1 Pose	vīrabhadrāsana I
Exhale	Four-Limbed Staff Pose / Chaturanga	caturaṅga daṇḍāsana
Inhale	Upward-Facing Dog Pose	ūrdhva mukha śvānāsana
Exhale	Downward-Facing Dog Pose	adho mukha śvānāsana
Inhale	Standing Half Forward Bend Pose	ardha uttānāsana
Exhale	Standing Forward Bend Pose	uttānāsana
Inhale	Chair Pose	ūrdhva hāstāsana
Exhale	Mountain Pose	tāḍāsana

The incorrect but often used Sanskrit spelling of these poses:

• Tadasana
• Utkatasana
• Uttanasana
• Ardha Uttanasana
• Chaturanga Dandasana
• Urdvha Mukha Svanasana
• Virabhadrasana 1

Sun Salutations Printable PDF Downloads

Learn how to do Sun Salutation A and Sun Salutation B: Printable downloads are an easy way to remember the Sun Salutation sequences.