This is a Classic Sun Salutation variation which is great to start your practice with. It gently warms up the whole body, especially the front of the hip and it builds strength in the shoulders (Chaturanga with knees down) and lower back (Cobra pose).

This is a Classic Sun Salutation where you take low lunges on each sides as well as move through Plank, Chaturanga, Updog and Downdog. This salutation is great to warm up the whole body and extra nice if you’re going into deeper back bends towards the end of your practice/class.

This is the Sun B from the Ashtanga Vinyasa method.

If jumping back into Chaturanga feels too much you can always walk back into plank and then lower into Chaturanga from there.

Make sure that if you DO jump try to land with bent elbows (Chaturanga) NOT in plank with the straight arms as it puts a lot of pressure on your shoulders and lower back.

A traditional Sun Salutation A from the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition. After you've done your first forward fold you jump back and land in a low push-up position, Chaturanga Dandasana. By bending the elbows your landing gets softer and have less impact on your lower back and shoulders. If jumping back is too much, you can instead step back into plank and lower from there.

A gentle variation of Sun Salutation A. Step back into down dog, shift forward to plank pose, lower down to the floor on your knees, take Cobra pose keeping the hands on the floor (use the strength of your back to lift you up, don’t push down and “crank” your lower back). Push back into all fours and back and up to down dog.

In this very modified Sun Salutation A you're invited to keep your knees bent as you fold forward. Step back into downward-facing dog, move forward to plank and lower your knees to the floor. Bend your elbows and move through a a gentle knees-down-chaturanga, take a gentle baby-cobra on your belly and push back into downward facing dog.

In this modified sun salutation A you step back into plank, lower through a mini-chaturanga (slowly building up strength in your arms), cobra pose (building back strength) and back to downward facing dog.

This Sun salutation A is a modified version where you, through chaturanga dandasana, go all the way down to the floor. From there you press up to upward facing dog. This option is great if you find it hard to go straight from chaturanga to upward facing dog.