Sūrya Namaskār
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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
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.
● Auṁ hrāṁ mitrāya namaḥ Salutations to the friend of all
● Auṁ hrīṁ ravaye namaḥ Salutations to the shining one
● Auṁ hrūṁ sūryāya namaḥ Salutations to the one who induces activity ● Auṁ hraiṁ bhānave namaḥ Salutations to the one who illumines
● Auṁ hrauṁ khagāa namaḥ Salutations to the one who moves swiftly
● Auṁ hraḥ pūṣṇe namaḥ Salutations to the giver of strength
● Auṁ hrāṁ hiraṇyagarbhāya namaḥ Salutations to the golden Cosmic Self
● Auṁ hrīṁ marīcaye namaḥ Salutations to the Lord of dawn
● Auṁ hrūṁ ādityāya namaḥ Salutations to the son of Aditi, the infinite Cosmic mother
● Auṁ hraiṁ savitre namaḥ Salutations to the eternal benevolent mother
● Auṁ hrauṁ arkāya namaḥ Salutations to the one who is praiseworthy
● Auṁ hraḥ bhāskarāya namaḥ Salutations to the one who leads to enlightenment