About the Sun Salutation Pose

Also known as Surya Namaskara, the sun salutation is an older form of Indian exercise that is usually practiced as a way of honoring the sun. The pose combines worship, motion, and prayer. It has 12 poses that are done together in order to achieve the desired results.

When you are in a yoga class, you can do the pose as a warm up exercise or you can do it as the main exercise. When used as a warm-up exercise, it aids in producing energy thus warming up the body. As a result of this, your body is prepared for the next poses to come surya bhedana pranayama contraindications.

To prepare the body, this pose produces energy that increases blood flow in the muscles thus establishing a rhythm for the whole yoga practice. When you are doing the pose for warm-up purposes, you only do it for just a small amount of time.

On the other hand, when you do the sun salutation as the main exercise, you do it for a longer time flame. Doing the pose as the main exercise helps you to build body strength and flexibility. The pose also helps you to exercise major body muscles including the respiratory system muscles. As a result of this you breathe better and become more fit.

In addition to these benefits, other benefits include:

Weight loss: this is the widely known benefit of the pose. The pose brings about weight loss by increasing the rate of metabolism. When the rate of metabolism increases, fat deposits in the body are burnt and as a result you lose weight.

Peace of mind: when done at an easy pace, the sun salutation has been shown to have the ability to give you much needed peace of mind. As a result of the peace of mind, you feel relaxed and without stress. As a result of this, you become more productive as you have a positive attitude towards life.

Physical benefits: other than the pose helping you to have peace of mind, it also aids in making you physically fit. It has been shown that undertaking the poses at a fast rate, you tend to tone your body and increase blood flow to the major organs in the body and as a consequence you become physically fit and healthy.