Sun Salutation                

                 Our ancestors have given us a wonderful and effective practice to perform in our daily life, which is Sun Salutation. We all know "the sun" is a goddess of nature, Sun Salutation is a practice through which we can gain the benefits from the sun. Mind, Body, and Breathing can be integrated by performing Sun Salutation regularly.

                  Sun Salutation is composed of 12 positions, as you all know all these 12 positions are beneficial to regular practitioners. By performing Sun Salutation in day-to-day life, we can enjoy the same benefits attained through practicing other Asana. 

How to get ready before practicing Sun Salutation?

              Once you awake, make sure to empty the stomach by proper discharge of waste from the body. Your physic should be clean while performing Sun Salutation.

              Make your body feel warm by just rubbing the skin all over the body, by doing so regularly cholesterol deposits underneath the skin can be cleared off, and your skin feels lively and gets brightened.

              Avoid tight-fitting clothes, wear comfortable loose clothing.

              Initially, start the counting 2 or 3 times, then step by step increase the counting to 24 rounds in 20 minutes duration.

             All the 12 positions in Sun Salutation are to be done as per instructions one after the other in a controlled manner.

             Initially, start Sun Salutation slow and steady and follow the instructions on breathing patterns.

            Make sure to keep the body flexible enough. You will get the flexibility on practicing Sun Salutation regularly.

            Initially while performing Sun Salutation, if you experience excessive sweating, shortness of breath, or increased fatigue, pause for a while, say a few seconds to minutes in Corpse pose, and then resume the practice. By practicing Surya Namaskar on a regular basis, you will get it done easily without any difficulty.

            Each of the positions in Sun Salutation should be done with proper breath control as per instructions.

            Whenever you stretch your back upward, the breath should be taken in and while stretching your back downward, the breath should be expelled out. While breathing in your chest should raise up and on breathing out take your navel in.

             Thus, in Sun Salutation when switching from one pose to another pose, the breath should be held for a few seconds to a few minutes. Otherwise, while holding the posture, normal breath can be maintained.

Health benefits of Sun Salutation

              Sun Salutation stretches the body, makes your muscles flexible and the movements in this practice massages our body and internal organs, thereby it improves the overall health of the practitioners.

             It helps to keep our vertebral column flexible, and stretchable, as well as strengthen the back.

             It improves the oxygen level in the blood and also increases the blood flow in the body.

             It regulates our hormone's secretion, which helps in the strengthening and gives young look to our physic.

            Regular practice of Sun Salutation helps in the easy discharge of waste from the body.

            Regulates our digestion process, and aids in the proper digestion of food. Improves the nutrition absorption from food we eat. If all these processes are done perfectly, our health condition would be perfect and free from all the diseases.

             Our Nervous system from head to toe and all the internal organs become strong by performing Sun Salutation on a regular basis.

             Compared to other physical exercises like walking, running, cycle riding, etc. Sun Salutation provides us with enormous benefits to our body, mind, and breathing altogether.

              Helps in weight loss, reduces cholesterol levels, and helps asthma patients, also people who suffer from knee joint pain.

Contraindications

               Pregnant ladies should avoid Sun Salutation.

               Heart patients and Hypertensive patients should perform Sun Salutation only after consulting doctors.

                Practicing Sun Salutation on a regular basis, our body stretches easily and becomes more flexible. Mind and body feel clear, energetic, and calm. Hence, before practicing Sun Salutation, follow all the above-mentioned dos and don'ts which would be helpful for everyone.