Yoga The Bliss of It

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...