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Yoga Makes Your Day! - Prowise Healthcare

Yoga Makes Your Day! - Prowise Healthcare

Yoga is a spiritual practice that helps you to get the best for your mind and body. It comes from the Hindu religion and has been used for thousands of years to support discipline, health and relaxation. There are many different forms of yoga and it is used in many different countries across the world.

Find out more about yoga and Surya Namaskar now.

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Surya Namaskar is a yoga sequence that is commonly known as the Sun Salutation. It is formed of twelve different poses that when combined produce a strengthening yoga flow. Take a look at the steps of Surya Namaskar below:

One Prayer Pose

Step One Prayer Pose – In this pose, you will stand with your feet together and bring your palms together into a prayer pose as you exhale.

Two Raised Arms Pose

Step Two Raised Arms Pose – As you breathe in you will lift your arms up, stretching your entire body from your heels to your fingers.

Hand to Foot Pose

Step Three Hand to Foot Pose – Next, you will bend forward from your waist, breathing out as you move and placing your hands on the floor by your feet while keeping your spine straight.

Equestrian Pose

Step Four Equestrian Pose – As you breathe in you will push your right leg to the back and then bring your right knee down to the floor whilst slowly looking up.

Stick Pose

Step Five Stick Pose – Your next pose requires you to take your left leg to the back before bringing your body into a completely straight line.

Salute with 8 Parts

Step Six Salute with 8 Parts – During this pose, your hands, feet, knees, chest and chin all need to touch the ground as you exhale and elevate your posterior.

Cobra Pose

Step Seven Cobra Pose – To achieve the Cobra pose you will need to raise your chest, keep your shoulders away from your wars and push your chest as far forward as you comfortably can.

Mountain Pose

Step Eight Mountain Pose – As you create an inverted V you will need to breathe out and keep your hips and tailbone elevated.

Equestrian Pose

Step Nine Equestrian Pose – Return back to the pose explained in step four. (As you breathe in you will push your right leg to the back and then bring your right knee down to the floor whilst slowly looking up.)

Hand to Foot Pose

Step Ten Hand to Foot Pose – Return back to the pose explained in step three (You will bend forward from your waist, breathing out as you move and placing your hands on the floor by your feet while keeping your spine straight.)

Raised Arms Pose

Step Eleven Raised Arms Pose – Return back to the pose explained in step two (As you breathe in you will lift your arms up, stretching your entire body from your heels to your fingers.)

Twelve Tadasana

Step Twelve Tadasana – Your final move is to bring your arms down and exhale as you straighten your body, observing the way your body feels after the sequence is complete.

Repeat the all steps as much as you can. Ideally, people do 12 Surya Namaskar in a day.

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