Yoga Teacher's Companion #26: How to Teach the Most Essential Sun Salutations to Beginners

Learn how to teach your new yoga students the four most essential sun salutations. This episode includes the benefits, most essential cues, and key focal points to teach your students. It even shows you how to troubleshoot the most common challenges.

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Video Highlights
0:00 Overview of Content

1:25 How to Teach Half Sun Salutations to Beginners

1:51 The Benefits of Half Sun Salutations

2:53 Key Focal Points and Cues when Teaching Half Sun Salutations

4:03 How to Teach Simple Lunge Sun Salutations to Beginners

5:13 The Benefits of Simple Lunge Salutations for Beginners

6:31 Key Focal Points and Cues for Teaching Lunge Sun Salutations

7:26 How to Troubleshoot Lunge Sun Salutations

8:51 How to Teach Crescent Sun Salutations to Beginners

10:27 The Benefits of Crescent Sun Salutations

11:56 Key Focal Points and Cues when Teaching Crescent Sun Salutations

13:34 How to Troubleshoot Crescent Sun Salutations

14:25 How to Teach Low Lunge Sun Salutations to Beginners

15:53 The Benefits Low Lunge Sun Salutations for Beginners

17:21 Key Focal Points and Cues for Teaching Low Lunge Sun Salutations

ABOUT JASON:
Jason Crandell is a natural teacher and author with more than 20 years of experience. Named “one of the teachers shaping the future of yoga,” by Yoga Journal, Jason has been an in-demand teacher at conferences around the world for more than two decades.

For the past 10 years, Jason has honed his approach by looking to peers outside of the yoga community, in the fields of physical therapy, orthopedics, and sports medicine. These collaborative partnerships have enabled Jason to offer the most up-to-date to asana technique, cueing, injury management, and hands-on adjustments. Jason’s goal is to blend the timeless wisdom of yoga philosophy with evidence-based information to create yoga curriculum that helps modern practitioners grow and evolve.