Yoga – Surya Namaskar - sun salutation
Suryanamaskar (sun salutation) is to be considered a complete sadhana (practice), a series of yoga exercises to stretch and fortify the muscles, loosen up joints and massage body organs.
It comprises of twelve postures (asanas), including forward and backward bending of the spine, which will flex and stretch the spinal column through their maximum range, enhancing overall flexibility of the body. This series of postures will stretch your body joints and muscles, enhancing agility and vitality.
If you want to practice this regime, you should familiarize yourself with the postures first, then you can combine them with breathing (in or out). You should breathe in when you bend back and breath out when you bend forward; bending forward will favor the compression of your chest and abdomen, helping you get all the air out.
Practicing a full round of these poses on a daily basis (it would be better to do it in front of the rising or setting sun) will allow you to reap optimum benefits for the spirit and the body.
Sun Salutation is a magical, alchemical ritual that absorbs and reflects power and energy from the sun, which in ancient times was worshipped as a god. All living beings are born from SURYA (the sun god), recite the Rig Veda, one the oldest Indian texts, thereby expressing the primordial homage that all the civilizations, since the beginning of time, have voluntarily rendered to the sun.
By practicing these twelve poses, which match the various phases of the sun, from dawn to sunset, we take energy from the sun and build an intimate and special relationship with the creator and energy force, bringing prana (vital energy) within our body, and re-balancing it. It’s an ancient ritual, which enables each person to reach a state of complete well-being and accumulate energy.
Yoga Sun Salutation is a complete practice which comprises of poses (asana) breathing (pranayama) and meditation (mantra). It holds equal benefits for the body and the mind and awakens the spirit and vital energy.
Like all yoga practices, sun salutation is the perfect antidote to stress, it alleviates anxiety and stress as well as all the unhealthy states of mind from which most people suffer. Surya Namaskara delivers a multitude of benefits, thanks to the combination of various key yoga techniques.
Through practicing ASANAS we work on the whole body, it affects blood circulation, the lymphatic system, glands, and spine.
Through practicing PRANAYAMA we affect the respiratory system, by enhancing flexibility of the rib area, improving lung capacity and, most of all, increasing vital force.
Through practicing MANTRAS (chanting) we affect the mind by eliminating disorders and granting a clear and alert mind that is capable of concentration and meditation, which is necessary to live a healthy life and create complete harmony of the spirit and the body.
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