What is YOGA & SURYANAMASKAR

                           What Is Yoga

Yoga means 'to unite' or 'to combine'. Thus, Yoga is a way to unite our soul with the Universal spirit. It helps to control the functions of mind. Nowadays, our life style has caused many physical and mental problems. The whole world is realizing the need to get rid of them. People around the world have tried many things and yoga has helped everyone. As a result, the United Nations Organisations declared 21st June as the International Day of Yoga.

YOGA FOR STUDENTS

Yoga helps the students in many ways:

• It enables the students to enhance their stamina and flexibility.
• It helps develop the students' concentration, memory, and temperament in a positive manner.
• It helps to regulate anger and fear, specially, phobia of examinations.

GUIDELINES FOR YOGA

• Start yogasanas with a calm mood.
• Practice some body movements before performing any yoga exercises.

Some of these movements are as follows:

*Ankle bending                   *Knee bending              *Elbow bending

Mudr rotation                   *Wrist rotation          *Shoulder rotation

*Neck rotation                    *Finger movement        *Eye movement

• Choose a well-ventilated and clean place for yoga exercise.
• Perform yoga exercises on a mat or a soft surface.
• Wear comfortable and loose dress while performing yoga exercises.
• Stop performing yoga exercises, if you get exhausted or feel tired.

Perform yoga exercises under the guidance of a trained yoga                                    teacher or a yoga expert                                     

                Facts About Yoga

• The literal meaning of yoga is 'Union' or 'Connection'.
• Yoga is thousand year-old practice which originated in India.
• Yoga is a science of becoming more aware of what we are.
• Toga unites the individual spirit within the universal spirit.
• In the holy book, 'Bhagwad Gita' the word 'yoga' appears 78 times.
• Yoga is mainly of four kinds:

           *Karma Yoga                                        *Gyan Yoga

           *Bhakti Yoga                                         *Hatha Yoga 

                                 
                 SURYA NAMASKAR

We all know that sun is the greatest source of energy. It circulates vital energy in us and grants the wisdom of healthy and longer life. So, during the morning assembly or prayer, we can perform Surya Namaskar to get more and more energy from it.

           Surya Namaskar is not any kind of prayer. It is a combination of exercises to get and absorb maximum energy from the sun, the greatest source of energy.

Surya Namaskar involves 12 postures in all. Let us know and practice them.

First Posture

1. Stand erect with legs close to each other and hands by the side of the body. Place both the hands in Namaskar Mudra; tips of 
   the thumbs close to chest, elbow straight with palms together.
2. close your eyes gently.
3. Feel the graceness of the Sun.

Second Posture

1. Inhaling, stretch both the hands upwards above the head, keeping the arms equidistant to the shoulders.
2. bend the arms, backward.
3. Maintain balance and hold for sometime.

Third Posture

1. Exhaling, bend upper part, keep the legs straight and hands close to the ears.
2. Place both the palms on the ground, close to the feet try to touch the forehead to the knees.
3. Maintaining the balance, hold this posture for sometime.

Fourth Posture

1. Inhaling, place both the palms firmly on the floor and take the right leg backward in a straight position.
2. Bend the left leg at the knee and place it between both the arms.
3. Stretch your neck backward and chest forward for sometime.
4. Maintaining the balance, hold this posture for sometime.

Fifth Posture

1. Exhaling, move left leg back next to the right foot.
2. Lower your head and raise the middle part of the body upward.
3. Keep arms and legs straight and heels on the floor.

Sixth Posture

1. Inhaling, bring the body forward and lower the knees, chest and chin to the floor.
2. Bend both the arms at the elbows. Your toes, knees, chest, and chin should touch the mat. keep your hips slightly raised up from the mat.

Seventh Posture

1. Lower the hips, knees on the ground.
2. Raise the head and chest upto the navel region.
3. Inhale and retain fresh air for a while.

Eight Posture

1. Exhaling, straighten the hands and raise the middle part and buttocks up, lower the head and keep it between the arms.
2. Remain in this posture for sometime.

Ninth Posture

1. Inhaling, bend the right knee and place it in between both the arms.
2. Place the left leg backward and straighten it above the ground.
3. Keeping the head erect look straight in front.

Tenth Posture

1. Exhaling, bring the stretched left leg forward next to the right leg. Straighten the knees and bend it forward.
2. Try to touch the head to the knees and place the palms flat on the floor beside the feet.
3. Maintaining the balance, hold this posture for sometime.

Eleventh Posture

1. Inhaling, raise your head, both arms and chest up and bend backward.
2. Stretch your arms and stay in this posture for sometime.

Twelfth Posture

1. Exhaling, come to the straight position. Bring both the hans in front of the chest and join the palms together in Namaskar Mudra.
2. Keep your breath normal and stay in this posture for
   
   sometime.

Health is Wealth

First we squander health in search of wealth and then we sqaunder wealth in search of health. Well this is very true in terms of the topic on which i am going to tell you all about. Health is the most important thing of our life as if we are bot healthy then we cant perform any task. According to this thought first we squander health in search of wealth means we do such hardworks to to have good earning and to lift our standard up because now in 21st century a new kind of tradition has took place which is to be rich and get attached or be poor and get separated. Therefore now a days people are so busy in search of wealth that they completely forget about their health until and unless they get wealth they just cant think of any other thing. And when they get what they want they realize that they are no more healthy and the again to make themselves healthy the spend that wealth in search of wealth. But they don't understand that happiness is when we enjoy the smallest moments of our life also and till the time we are not healthy we cant think to be happy. And people think that the biggest happiness lies in money but that's not the truth. Real happiness is when you enjoy what you do not what you get. But today we are crazy about money money and money... 

Till the timing we don't understand the real value of health we cant respect it. And that's what is happening all around the world until and unless you aren't aware of the value of anything you can't know its important. And the same is happening with health and wealth we know the value of wealth so we are running after it and we are not aware of the value of health so we don't give importance to it. If you are healthy you can overcome any of the biggest circumstances in your life and reason for the death of many of the people which are having earning hands is heart attack or suicide and why this happens?

Just because we are not able to overcome the the circumstances and the pressure and the tension and why this happens is just because we are not healthy neither physically nor mentally. And then our stress level starts increasing and we just get tensed. So now lets discuss some of the tips to live a healthier life-

1. Early to bed and early to rise 

       Try to go for a sleep till 10'O clock in the night and wake up at 5'O clock.

2. Exercise

Exercises help us maintain our physically health so after the start of the day we can devote our half an hour exercise to be healthy.We can also go for yoga.

3. Meditation

    Meditation is a better way to get a fresh start for your day it will help you in being active and increases concentration powers of a being.

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