Surya Namaskar is a salutation and worship of the sun through a series of 12 physical postures. It stretches the body and awakens the solar aspect within, releasing vital energy and developing higher awareness. Practiced in over 40 styles across India, it can be done dynamically with breath and movement like a dance. In Maharashtra, leaders like Shivaji Maharaj incorporated it for physical fitness and spiritual training of the body. It should be done relaxing into each pose with an easy flow, like dancing, at sunrise to receive solar radiation without strain.

2.  Salutation to the sun.
 A form of worship of the sun.
 To pay tribute to the source of creation
and life.
 It awakens the solar aspect of an
individual.
 Releases vital energy for the
development of higher awareness.

3. People who worship the sun as Brahman
become powerful, active, intelligent and
acquire long life.
Its roots can be found in yoga philosophy
of vedic traditions.
Pyramids – to receive maximum solar
radiation.

4.  It is practiced in more than 40 different types all over
India.
 It can be done as a dynamic – asana – pranayama.
 Inthe state of Maharashtra Shivaji Maharaj, Samartha
Ramadas ji and the Marathas have preformed surya
namaskar as a physical exercise to develop able
bodies . This is not surprising since vyayama (Physicial
exercise in Sanskrit) traditionally has been influenced
by spirituality. Many physical practices have
ingrained spiritual values in them.
In addition spiritual training is considered as a part of
physical training from ancient times in India.

5.  It is a series of twelve physical postures.
 It stretches the spinal column and limbs
to the maximum range.

6.  Not to strain while exercising.
 Relax into each posture. (conserve
energy)
 Easy flow of movement, like a dance.
 To be practiced at the time of sunrise.
 Those with extreme stiffness should
practice Svy.
 Relaxation after the practice.

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13.  Om hraum khagaya namaha
inhale exhale
 shashankasana

17.  Om hroom adityaya namaha
 To the cosmic mother
 Inhale - exhale