Health Benefits of Surya Namaskar Poses In addition to the general health benefits associated with performing Surya Namaskar, each of the yoga poses in the series provides specific health benefits: • Pose 1 (and 12): Promotes balance, stimulates the respiratory system, exercises shoulder, back and neck muscles • Pose 2 (and 11): Promotes balance, promotes digestion, exercises arms and shoulder muscles, tones the spine, promotes flexibility in back and hips • Pose 3 (and 10): Promotes blood circulation, tones abdominal tracts, stretches back and leg muscles, stimulates spinal nerves, stimulates lymphatic system • Pose 4 (and 9): Exercises spine, strengthens hand and wrist muscles • Pose 5 (and 8): Stimulates blood circulation, strengthens the heart, strengthens wrist and arm muscles, relieves neck and shoulder tension • Pose 6: Strengthens leg and arm muscles, increases flexibility in neck and shoulders, stretches arms, shoulder, neck and back muscles, exercises back muscles, releases tension in neck and shoulder • Pose 7: Stimulates circulation to abdominal organs, tones digestive tract, stretches upper and lower body, promotes flexibility in the back, stimulates nerves in spine • Poses 8 through 12 are essentially repetitions of poses 5 through 1, respectively. The health benefits of each are similar to their corresponding poses. Over time, Surya Namaskar will help you achieve a sense of well-being and purpose. Watch the video for the demo of Surya namaskara.....
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:54:37 +0000
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