FW: {HSS-ShivajiShakha} HSS launches Surya Namaskar Yajna 2009

December 18, 2008

HSS launches Surya Namaskar Yajna 2009 -

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) announces an offering ("yajna") of one million Sun Salutations, known as Surya Namaskar, to create awareness among the people about Yoga and its advantages in achieving a healthy body, mind and spirit. This will be the third Surya Namaskar Yajna (SNY) since it was first launched in 2007.

The sun is the source of energy for all life on earth. Surya Namaskar is a combination of yoga postures, called "âsanâ(s)", performed in a pre-determined sequence, in appreciation of this extremely valuable solar energy. They are a set of well-balanced movements that will stretch and exercise all the muscles in the body, thus keeping the body and mind healthy. It is practiced all over the world in more than forty different ways. A common practice of performing Surya Namaskar in a set of ten yoga postures provides good exercise to the whole body, calms the mind, and sharpens the intellect.

Each year Hindus worldwide celebrate January 14th as Makar Sankranti - a day that marks a change of season as the sun enters the sign of Capricorn or Makar. Makar Sankranti ushers in longer days; thus the festivity symbolizes sunshine in life. Therefore, to mark this occasion, HSS will conduct a collective Surya Namaskar Yajna (SNY) from January 17th to February 1st, 2009. We invite everyone in the United States to participate in this "Yoga for health; Health for humanity" event and perform Surya Namaskar with a collective goal of one million Surya Namaskar in the sixteen-day span. Last year, over 5,700 people from thirty states participated in this unique marathon, and this year we hope that over 10,000 participants across the country will reap rich benefits from Surya Namaskar.

This program is open to people of all ages, gender, and races. Details of this event, training resources, and advertising aids to make this project successful are available on the official HSS SNY website: www.hssus.org/sny. For questions or suggestions, email sny.

Practice...

Yoga for health!

Health for humanity!!

HSS is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to preserving Hindu Dharma and its Dharmic roots in the society. HSS runs "Balagokulam" program for children throughout the US to impart Hindu cultural values to children. HSS also runs programs for youth and parents that focus on integral personality development (physical, intellectual, social and spiritual). HSS has over 110 chapters across the US . For more information on HSS, visit http://www.hssus.org/ and http://www.balagokulam.org or contact 973-860-2HSS.

December 18, 2008

HSS launches Surya Namaskar Yajna 2009 -

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) announces an offering ( " yajna " ) of one

million Sun Salutations, known as Surya Namaskar, to create awareness

among the people about Yoga and its advantages in achieving a healthy

body, mind and spirit. This will be the third Surya Namaskar Yajna (SNY)

since it was first launched in 2007.

The sun is the source of energy for all life on earth. Surya Namaskar is

a combination of yoga postures, called " âsanâ(s) " , performed in a

pre-determined sequence, in appreciation of this extremely valuable

solar energy. They are a set of well-balanced movements that will

stretch and exercise all the muscles in the body, thus keeping the body

and mind healthy. It is practiced all over the world in more than forty

different ways. A common practice of performing Surya Namaskar in a set

of ten yoga postures provides good exercise to the whole body, calms the

mind, and sharpens the intellect.

Each year Hindus worldwide celebrate January 14th as Makar Sankranti - a

day that marks a change of season as the sun enters the sign of

Capricorn or Makar. Makar Sankranti ushers in longer days; thus the

festivity symbolizes sunshine in life. Therefore, to mark this

occasion, HSS will conduct a collective Surya Namaskar Yajna (SNY) from

January 17th to February 1st, 2009. We invite everyone in the United

States to participate in this " Yoga for health; Health for humanity "

event and perform Surya Namaskar with a collective goal of one million

Surya Namaskar in the sixteen-day span. Last year, over 5,700 people

from thirty states participated in this unique marathon, and this year

we hope that over 10,000 participants across the country will reap rich

benefits from Surya Namaskar.

This program is open to people of all ages, gender, and races. Details

of this event, training resources, and advertising aids to make this

project successful are available on the official HSS SNY website:

www.hssus.org/sny <http://www.hssus.org/sny> . For questions or

suggestions, email sny

<http://us.mc1103.mail./mc/compose?to=sny (AT) hssus (DOT) org> .

Practice...

Yoga for health!

Health for humanity!!

HSS is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to preserving Hindu

Dharma and its Dharmic roots in the society. HSS runs " Balagokulam "

program for children throughout the US to impart Hindu cultural values

to children. HSS also runs programs for youth and parents that focus on

integral personality development (physical, intellectual, social and

spiritual). HSS has over 110 chapters across the US . For more

information on HSS, visit http://www.hssus.org/ <http://www.hssus.org/>

and http://www.balagokulam.org <http://www.balagokulam.org/> or

contact 973-860-2HSS.

December 18, 2008