Surya Namaskar & Vinyasa Yoga – Overview & History
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Yoga Techniques and Fitness
Overview
In this lesson, we introduce Surya Namaskar and explore its purpose as a celebration of the sun and a practice designed to awaken spiritual consciousness.
Objective
Understand the origins, purpose, and integrated nature of Surya Namaskar as a complete practice for awakening vital energy and supporting spiritual growth.
What You'll Get
You'll learn why Surya Namaskar exists beyond the physical. This explores the sequence as worship of the sun, a symbol of spiritual consciousness, and a method for awakening your own inner solar forces. The readings and teachings here reveal how an ancient ritual of honoring the sun translates into a modern practice that works on micro and macro levels. For practitioners, this deepens your relationship to a familiar sequence. For teachers, it offers language and context to bring more meaning to what can become mechanical.
Introduction
Surya Namaskar
SOOR-yah nam-ahs-KAHR
“surya” = sun
“namaskar” = greeting of honor and respect to the divinity present in all
Sun Salutation
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