Surya Namaskar Yajna

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Namaste:

 

We are planning a Surya Namaskar Yajna by offering 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 in a two week period starting from Makara Samkranti

(conveniently Jan 18 to 31st) . 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. 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.

 

Jaya