Surya
Namaskar is considered to be a personality development tool and is included as
part of wellness program.
Surya namaskar is very beneficial to keep your health up to date by performing simple
set of asanas. This asanas are refreshing and instant rejuvenating.
Known
variously as Surya Namskar or Sun Salutation, the Surya Namaskar is one of the
best exercises that people can perform. The benefits accruing from these exercises
are inimitable and exceptional. This is a yoga based exercise.
Properly
performed Surya Namaskar collisions and authorizes all five sheaths – the body, the breath, the
Mind
, the bliss and the intellect – providing
performers the benefits for the Sthula (Gross), Sukshma (subtle) and
Kaarana (Causal) sharir /bodies. Whereas conservative exercises of all forms
including aerobic, weight lifting,
walking, jogging and running are designed to provide benefits to the physical
body and Surya Namaskar provides benefits of a holistic nature by working on
the physical body, praana (breathing), mind, intellect and the bliss components
(or kosas) of the entire human personality.
The Surya Namaskar is performed usually early
in the morning facing the morning rising Sun.
The
Namskar is done in 12 steps, each step having its own posture (including
position and form) with its own breathing pattern (inhalation or exhalation),
and its own mantra.
The mantras chanted while performing the
Namaskar generate minute vibrations in the body which helps and corrects
functioning of all systems of glands in the body. The whole Namaskar process
tones up the functioning of all systems in the body like sensory,
respiratory,circulatory, digestive and nervous systems. And the result is Balanced state of mind and concentration and
wide memory powers .
The
mantras are chanted in the following manner:
The
12 mantras are:
Om Mitraya Namaha (Mitra - friend)
Om Ravaye
Namaha (Ravi - radiance)
Om
Suryaya Namaha (Surya – dispeller of darkness)
Om Bhanave Namaha (Bhanu –
Shining with luster)
Om
Khagaya Namaha (Khaga – all pervading)
Om
Pooshne Namaha (Pushan – mystic fire which gives)
Om
Hiranyagarbhaya Namaha (hiranyagarbha – golden colored)
Om
Marichaye Namaha (Marichi – Ray of light)
Om Adityaya Namaha (Aditya – Sun,aspect of
Vishnu, Son of Aditi)
Om Savitre Namaha (Savitru – Light of
enlightenment)
Om Arkaya Namaha (Arkah – a ray of light, a
flash of lightning, Sun)
Om
Bhaskaraya Namaha (Bhaskara –Shining Light)
SOME
OF THE AILMENTS/CONDITIONS WHICH CAN BE CURED OR CAN HAVE RELIEF FROM ARE AS
FOLLOWS::::::
1)
BLOOD PRESSURE
2)
CHEST PAIN
3)
OBESITY
4)DIABETES
5)
MIGRANE
6)
BACK PAIN
7)
ASTHAMA
8)
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS
9)
DEPRESSION
10)
JOINT PAINS .... AND MANY MORE.....
NOTE:
SURYA NAMASKAR AND VARIOUS ASANAS SHOULD BE PERFORMED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE
EXPERT.
Ms Neeta Chaubal
ASpiritual Coach, Healer,Yoga Master and Alternative Therapist
Neeta Holistic Yog and Reiki Center ( Vadodara,Gujarat,India)