Nithya Yoga for You

Swimming proves to be good for this watery sign. Whenever he or she is free, the native can spend time near rivers, lakes, sea shores, as water brings relaxation to this watery sign. Also, gentle yoga postures which work on svādhiṣṭhāna cakra, as well as Sūrya Namaskār (the ancient Sun salutation), can be practiced by all natives! Śalabhāsana : To blissfully enjoy the benefits of any asanas, make sure your body is warmed up, the spine loosened up and stretched out before entering the postures. Lay on your stomach. Arms beside you, palms facing upwards, keep the chin forward. Inhale, sweep your arms into the air, simultaneously lifting your legs into the air. Exhale, bring your arms back down beside you, resting your legs on the floor. Just remain in this position on the floor with your eyes closed. Visualize for a few moments, your body doing the posture. Open your eyes and repeat Śalabhāsana 5 more times. Sūrya Namaskār Sūrya Namaskār (the Sun salutation) is called the king of asanas. It is a sequence of 12 postures, each symbolizing a sign of the zodiac. This sequence of asanas has the amazing ability to activate the best characteristics of your birth chart by bringing energy to your body, a clearer thinking through emotional balancing, and a restored health, thereby enabling you to express your intelligence and uniqueness. It is a technique to experience a conflict-free life, fulfillment and eternal bliss. Its practice awakens the body’s innate intelligence to produce energy from the sun. It is designed to access the etheric energy all around you. When performed facing the East in the first rays of the morning sun, along with the appropriate breathing technique and the mantra, the effect on the individual mind, body and spirit is incomparable. It is said that the daily practice of Sūrya Namaskār is enough to work on the whole body organs, cakras and mindfor the whole day. Sūrya Namaskār mantras Sūrya Namaskār mantras A mantra is a composition of syllables, words or sentences that, when repeated with awareness and visualization, has a powerful and penetrating influence on the mind. Before each repetition of Sūrya Namaskār, one chants the corresponding mantra, which is a glorification of the Sun. This simple method leads us to the experience that the outer Sun symbolizes the shining intelligence in our inner sky. We come to understand our connectivity to the cosmic energy that pervades all the grahas. The characteristics of our sign get activated to unfold its inherent potential. Aum hrāḿ mitrāya namaḥ Salutations to the friend of all Aum hrīḿ ravaye namaḥ Salutations to the shining one Aum hrūḿ sūryāya namaḥ Salutations to the one who induces activity