Yoga The Bliss of It

Power Surya Namaskara One Step 1.  Utkata Asana  Inhale  raise the hands up and sit half bend your knees and look up  Step 2.   Padhasthasana  Exhale Bend rom the lower back. Bring your hands besides your foot . Keep your knees tight Step 3 Uthanaasana  Inhale Sit half bend your knees Step 4 Aswasanchalana  exhale Come to Ashsanchalana position look back. Right leg back and looks towards the left feet Step 5  Tula Asana  Inhale Inhale come to plank position Step 6  Asthanga Namaskara  Exhale hold your breathe one to Asthanga Namasakar. Chin, palms , Knees, Toes touching the floor. Step 7 Bhujanga  Inhale Bhujanga. Lift you body up . Knees above the ground Step 8 Parvata  Exhale come to Parvata Raise your right leg up Step 9 Ashtanga Namaskara  Inhale Exhale Ashtanga Namaskara hold your breath Step 10 Bhujanga Inhale bhujanga Step 11 Parvata...

Surya Namaskara combines Yogaasanas and Pranayama . It comes in between warmup exercises and asanas. It brings about general flexibility of the body preparing it for Asanas and Pranayama . This is usually done both at sunrise and sunset , facing the sun after chanting the following verses. हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम्‌। तत् त्वं पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय दृष्टये ॥ hiraṇmayena pātreṇa satyasyāpihitaṁ mukham | tat tvaṁ pūṣannapāvṛṇu satyadharmāya dṛṣṭaye || Meaning  The face of Truth is covered with a brilliant golden lid; that do thou remove, O Fosterer, for the law of the Truth, for sight. the verses taken from Upanishads please check  http://upanishads.org.in/upanishads/1/15 1 Step  Stand in Tadaasana  Stand Erect with legs together Bring the palms to namaskar mudra. Raise your hands and bend back from lower back to Hashthunanasa  Step 2  Padahastasana  Bend the body forward while exhali...