Suryanamaskar

Suryanamaskar

Surya-namaskar - Sun Salutation
Explantion of the word --- Suryanamaskar
The Sanskrit word surya means sun. Namaskar is the Hindi word for Namaste, from the root nam, to bow.


Namaskar means salutation, salute, greeting or prayer


Stand facing the direction of the sun with both feet touching. Bring the hands together, palmto-palm, at the heart.





Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend
backward, stretching arms above the head

Exhale slowly bending forward,touching the earth with respect

until the hands are in line with the feet, head touching knees.

 Inhale and move the right leg back away from the
body in a wide backward step. Keep the hands
and feet firmly on the ground, with the left foot
between the hands. Raise the head

While exhaling, bring the left foot together with the
right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and align the
head with the arms, forming an upward arch.

Exhale and lower the body to the floor until the
the feet, knees, hands, chest, and forehead are
touching the ground

Inhale and slowly raise the head and bend
backward as much as possible, bending the
spine to the maximum

While exhaling, bring the left foot together with

the right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and

align the head with the arms, forming an upward

arch.

Inhale and move the right leg back away from the

body in a wide backward step. Keep the hands and

feet firmly on the ground,with the left foot between

the hands. Raise the head

Exhale slowly bending forward, touching the earth with

respect until the hands are in line with the feet, head

touching knees.

Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend

backward, stretching arms above the head.

Stand facing the direction of the sun with both feet

touching. Bring the hands together, palm-to-palm, at the

heart.