Surya Namaskar

Surya NamaskaraEdit

Adho Mukha Svanasana is the 5th and 8th asana in Sun Salutation.Main article: Surya NamaskaraSurya Namaskara, or the Salutation of the Sun, which is very commonly practiced in most forms of yoga, originally evolved as a type of worship of Surya, the Vedic solar deity, by concentrating on the Sun for vitalization.^[16]The physical aspect of the practice 'links together' twelve asanas in a dynamically expressed series. A full round of Surya namaskara is considered to be two sets of the twelve asanas, with a change in the second set where the opposing leg is moved first. The asanas included in the sun salutation differ from tradition to tradition.^[17]Surya Namaskara is the opening sequence of Ashtanga practice. There are two rounds of Surya Namaskara: Surya Namaskara A and Surya Namaskara B. Surya Namaskara A will be done five rounds, followed by 3 rounds of Surya Namaskara Surya Namaskara A consists of the following poses in sequence: Tadanasana, Urdhva Hastasana, Uttanasana, Urdhva Uttanasana, Chaturanga, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Adho Mukha Svanasana, Urdhva Uttanasana, Uttanasana, Urdhva Hastasana, Tadanasana