Sun Salination Sequence

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My first introduction to the “Sun Salutation” sequence was when I first took an acting class. We did yoga as a warm up to help our mind and breathing before we performed a monologue or a scene. It helped me then and it’s helping me in a tremendous way now. The more rounds we do of the “Sun Salutation”, the more it feels fluent to me. The position counteracts with the way I breathe. It becomes a part of me. One similarity between the improvisational movement exercises we do in class and the Yoga sequences is the clarity you need within your mind. In order to performed both you need a clear mind to gain all of the fundamentals that the movement and sequences will bring you to improve your well-being. One difference is that the yoga sequences

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