Today we continue with the Surya Namaskar routine. We trust that you practiced five postures this morning and are ready to see the new ones that we will be bringing to you today
Ashtanga Namaskara (Salute with Eight Parts Or Points)
Gently bring your knees down to the floor and exhale. Take the hips back slightly, slide forward, rest your chest and chin on the floor. Raise your posterior a little bit.
The two hands, two feet, two knees, chest and chin (eight parts of the body touch the floor).
Bhujangasana (Cobra pose)
Slide forward and raise the chest up into the Cobra posture. You may keep your elbows bent in this pose, the shoulders away from the ears. Look up.
How to deepen this yoga stretch?
As you inhale, make a gentle effort to push the chest forward; as you exhale, make a gentle effort to push the navel down. Tuck the toes under. Ensure you’re stretching just as much as you can; do not force.
Parvatasana (Mountain pose)
Breathing out, lift the hips and the tail bone up, chest downwards in an ‘inverted V’ (/\) posture.
How to deepen this yoga stretch?
If possible, try and keep the heels on the ground and make a gentle effort to lift the tailbone up, going deeper into the stretch.
When you do 12 sets of Sun Salutation, you are completing 12 sets x 2 rounds in each set x 12 yoga poses in each = 288 yoga poses within 12 to 15 minutes. Surya Namaskar calorie calculation: One round of Surya Namaskar burns up to 13.90 calories for an average weighing person. You can now set a target for yourself.
Join us tomorrow as we show you the next three postures of this yoga routine. For now, we urge you to continue practicing these two along with the other sets of yoga asanas that we have been bringing to you thus far.
We trust that you have been seriously practicing these yoga postures because we expect to see you doing it with us on June 25, at the National Stadium, Providence at 4pm to 5:30pm. Remember to wear loose clothing and tell a friend to bring a friend to bring a friend.
