There are a total of twelve asana changes in Surya Namaskara. The standing poses are easier, but the difficult pose is where you have to bow down and pray facing the sun on your hands and knees.
Surya Namaskar is a prostration to the Sun God and was taught by Pandit Krishnamacharya and popularized by B. K. S. Iyengar and Indra Devi. Maybe you should try it someday - it's not complicated. How to Practice Sun Salutation-step by step, pose by pose guide: https://youtu.be/6IUyY9Dyr5w https://youtu.be/6IUyY9Dyr5w ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Actually, the Hindu/Yoga Sun Salutation has no hands-and-knees pose (and no on-the-knees pose either, for that matter.) Just one of your Ooooooopsies, Willytex. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : You seem to be a beginner at yoga poses but I thought you knew a few things about logic. You have just posted another logical fallacy. Go figure. 11 Sun Salutation Facts for Beginners http://www.artofliving.org/yoga/health-and-wellness/sun-salutation-for-beginners http://www.artofliving.org/yoga/health-and-wellness/sun-salutation-for-beginners 11 Sun Salutation Facts for Beginners http://www.artofliving.org/yoga/health-and-wellness/sun-salutation-for-beginners Are you a beginner to Sun Salutation? You would be curious to know all about Sun Salutation – how to do it right, when to practice it or how many View on www.artofliving.org http://www.artofliving.org/yoga/health-and-wellness/sun-salutation-for-beginners Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Now, *that's* a non sequitur. Nevertheless, the Hindu/Yoga Sun Salutation has no hands-and-knees pose (and no on-the-knees pose either, for that matter.) Just one of your Ooooooopsies, Willytex. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Non sequitur. It does not follow that, just because you believe something you read in a book or online, that yogis do not pray on their hands and knees at football games in India. In fact, millions do so at least three times a day. When you interject a false assumption you commit a logical fallacy. You may be just incorrect and uninformed about yoga poses in general. Apparently you've never practiced any yoga poses, at least you've never mentioned it, since you started posting to the discussion back in 1993. Maybe you should re-read all about yoga asanas in MMYs Yoga book - the one with the orange cover published by SRM in 1963. It's a six-month course. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : No, the Hindu/Yoga Sun Salutation has no hands-and-knees pose (and no on-the-knees pose either, for that matter.) Just one of your Ooooooopsies, Willytex. And please learn what "non sequitur" means and how it's used. It doesn't mean "something I disagree with." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Non sequitur. The practice of yoga was invented in India. Millions of Hindus worship the Sun God and this series of poses is regularly practiced in many Indian schools. Kundalini Sun Salutation to Experience a Spiritual Awakening http://www.yogajournal.com/slideshow/kundalini-sun-salutation-to-experience-a-spiritual-awakening/#4 http://www.yogajournal.com/slideshow/kundalini-sun-salutation-to-experience-a-spiritual-awakening/#4 Kundalini Sun Salutation to Experience a Spiritual Awak... http://www.yogajournal.com/slideshow/kundalini-sun-salutation-to-experience-a-spiritual-awakening/#4 This Kundalini Sun Salutation is tied to reverence and prayer and likely looks more like the Sun Salutation the rishis of old might have practiced. View on www.yogajournal.com http://www.yogajournal.com/slideshow/kundalini-sun-salutation-to-experience-a-spiritual-awakening/#4 Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : No, the Hindu/Yoga Sun Salutation has no hands-and-knees pose (and no on-the-knees pose either, for that matter.) Just one of your Ooooooopsies, Willytex. (Tangentially, I'm always amused that nine out of ten times, those who write "getting down on their hands and knees" just mean "getting down on their knees.") ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Maybe not in your religion. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : No hands-and-knees pose in the Sun Salutation. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : It's just outrageous! All those young people practicing Hindu yoga poses in public parks, getting down on their hands and knees to salute the Sun God. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Fine, do it off the field in the clubhouse. There's no need to do it in public. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : I believe the article says he prayed *after* the game. Growing up, it was normal for coaches to lead teams in prayer, not asking for victory but protection from injury for all players and a spirit of good sportsmanship.
