Surya Namaskarwhich is known as Sun Salutation in English, means to bow to the sun in the morning. In whatever that we eat, drink and breathe, there is an element of sun.
To get maximum benefits of Surya Namaskar
➢ Bathe in cool water :- Take a shower before yoga practice, with water little cooler than room temperature. By doing so, the intercellular spaces expand. For practicing yoga, it is needed to contract the cells and expand the intercellular spaces, so that the cellular structure can be charged with energy.
➢ Rub sweat in skin :- Whenever practicing yoga asanas, if you sweat, rub off sweat back to the exposed skin. Do not wipe with a towel. When you wipe off sweat with towel, you lose energy.
➢ Consume right amount of water :- Drink as much as your body needs. About 70 percent of the body is made up of water, so it knows how to manage itself.
Surya Namaskar is made up of 12 asanas.
1. Pranamasan (Prayer Pose) - As you breathe in, bring both you palms near your chest, exhale and stand in a prayer position.
2. Hastauttanasan (Raised Arm pose) - Breathe in as you lift up both your arms. Stretch the whole body up from the heels.
3. Hasta Padasan (Hand to Foot pose) - Breathing out, bend forward from waist and touch the hands to the feet.
4. Ashwa Sanchalanasan (Equestrian pose) - Breathing in, bring your right leg back. Stretch and look up.
5. Dandasan (Stick pose) - Breathe in, bring the left leg back and bring the body in straight line.
6. Ashtanga Namaskar (Salute with eight parts) - Bring down your knees and gently rest your chin and chest on the floor.
7. Bhujangasan (Cobra pose) - Slide and rest your lower body right from hips to toes on the floor and stretch up the upper body.
8. Parvatasan (Mountain pose) - As you breathe out, lift up your hips, chest downwards in inverted
”V” position.
9. Ashwa Sanchalanasan (Equestrian pose) - Breathing in, bring your left leg back. Stretch and look up.
10. Hasta Padasan (Hand to Foot pose) - Breathing out, bend forward from waist and touch the hands to the feet.
11. Hastauttanasan (Raised Arm pose) - Breathe in as you lift up both your arms. Stretch the whole body up from the heels.
12. Tadasan - As you exhale, straighten your body and then bring down your arms.
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The Sun Salution is one of my favorite exercises, but it wasn't always like that.
It can be hard to perform correctly for initiates, so they may start with a bit of hate towards the motion... daily yoga practice fixes this.
Cheers and thank you for sharing ginger!
@spiritualmax, glad to know.
Yes, it is difficult to start with when you are new to Yoga. Practice and dedication makes things better and easier. One round of Sun Salutation is equal to 12 asanas, and this is incredible. This is the beauty of yoga. It gives you, what your body needs.
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You explained it step by step. Thank you so much @mrs.ginger for sharing that.
Thank you, appreciate it :)
Wow, good info. I am doing Inner Engineering course currently. It assists you to live a blissful life. They have several videos about yoga techniques.
I do yoga sometimes but want to start it as a part of life which is not happening as of now. Nice information. Thanks.
Thanks, appreciate it :)
I am glad to know that you are doing Inner Engineering course. It teaches you that Yoga is not about twisting and bending your bodies, but it is about energising your internal cells with divine energy.
Surya Namaskar, is the first of Yoga, cause everything that we get in this world is because of Sun, and it is the small gesture to pay gratitude.
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Awesome thanks for sharing
Thanks. I will be posting more about Yoga and Yoga asanas. Keep in touch.
Sure brother