Keep It Chill: How To Do a Water Salutation
Meet the Sun Salutation’s cooler sibling: the Water Salutation. For days when you want to modify your Sun Salutation during your yoga practice and try something a little more flowy and freestyle, the Water Salutation is a fun way to bring in some chill vibes. Learn how to do the Water Salutation with this step-by-step tutorial from Alo Moves instructor Carling Harps.
How to Do a Water Salutation
Begin in a standing position and cross your right foot behind your left. Your feet don’t have to be touching, they just need to feel stable and steady.
Bring your arms out in front of you, bend your elbow so your fingers point up, and press your palms and forearms together. Inhale to lift your arms up and gaze up while you press down through your feet.
Exhale to fold forward and bend your knees. Step your right foot back to the outer left quadrant of your mat, a little overcrossed.
Inhale to drop your back right knee, lift your heart, and pull your collar bones forward.
Exhale to Downward Dog with crossed legs, stepping your left foot in front of the right. Take a full breath in and a full breath out in Down Dog.
Inhale to lift your right leg high, and exhale to step your right foot to the top left quadrant of your mat over to your left thumb.
Inhale, drop your back left knee and lift your heart forward.
Exhale to Forward Fold at the top of your mat, crossing your left foot behind your right foot.
Inhale to press your palms and forearms together, lifting and rising up to standing.
Exhale to fold back down and switch sides.
Want to practice a Water Salutation with Carling Harps? Get flowing with her Mellow Evening class on Alo Moves. Try it free with a 14-day trial.