Surya Namaskar is a salute to Lord Surya
Surya Namaskar Surya Namaskar is a salute to Lord Surya or Sun God. According to the Vedic texts, worship of Sun God promotes good health “aarogyam bhaskaraath iccheth.”The ancient yogis practiced Surya Namaskar every early morning, facing the sun to greet the new day and derive divine energies for health and prosperity. Surya Namaskar is not an asana but a yoga warm-up that refreshes and energizes. It limbers the body and mind for asana practice. It is a dynamic sequence of twelve postures, repeated to make a set of twenty-four postures. Five to ten sets are performed at a time to promote biological changes. Each posture is performed by inwardly chanting a mantra and feeling the hidden powers of divinity. The breath is rhythmically synchronized with the movements. When practiced with awareness in a slow pace the gain is physical, mental, and spiritual. When practiced mechanically at a fast pace, the gain is only physical. Surya = Sun or Sun God, Namaskar = bow to Be...
