Sequence · Practise on your own
Surya Namaskar B
Sun salutation B. The second opening of the Ashtanga practice, adding Utkatasana and Warrior A on each side.
Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.
- Tradition
- Ashtanga, Mysore style
- Rounds
- Traditionally practised several times after Surya Namaskar A. Your teacher will set the number.
Surya Namaskar B builds on A. It opens and closes with Utkatasana, and passes through Virabhadrasana A on the right and then the left, with a vinyasa between each. Downward Dog at the end is held for five breaths.
Take care
The same cautions as Surya Namaskar A. In Warrior A, keep the front knee over the ankle, never past it.
The sequence
- 1
- 2
Breathe in
Utkatasana - 3
Breathe out
Uttanasana, forward fold
- 4
Breathe in
Half lift
- 5
Breathe out
Chaturanga Dandasana - 6
Breathe in
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana - 7
Breathe out
Adho Mukha Svanasana - 8
- 9
Breathe out
Chaturanga Dandasana - 10
Breathe in
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana - 11
Breathe out
Adho Mukha Svanasana - 12
- 13
Breathe out
Chaturanga Dandasana - 14
Breathe in
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana - 15
Breathe out · Five breaths
Adho Mukha Svanasana - 16
Breathe in
Half lift
Step or jump the feet forward between the hands.
- 17
Breathe out
Uttanasana, forward fold
- 18
Breathe in
Utkatasana - 19
Breathe out
Samasthiti
A note
Utkatasana and Virabhadrasana A appear twice each. They are the same poses each time and link to the same pages.
Related
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 4
- Ashtanga Surya Namaskar B as commonly taught in the Mysore style; awaiting subject review