London SAVY Yoga – Surya Yoga

SAVY Yoga is now being offered at different locations in London ON : South London and North London. To serve London in a better way, instead of serving some run-of-the-mill pseudo-yoga routines, we offer some very useful Yoga/ Pranayama routines, ranging from gentle to very challenging routines, for a beginner to an advanced student alike. In this series we’ll be giving introduction to these classes one by one and what benefits you can derive from these innovative, all-new, all-yoga routines based on authentic Ashtanga Yoga.   The Sun is the source of all energy and the supporter of all life-forms. In India, it is more than just a star and Indian culture respects and worships this powerful source of energy as a deity. Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutation, an integral part of Surya Yoga, is one way Hindus pay respect to the “sun god” and in turn gain enormous health benefits. Surya Namaskar, also known in English as Sun Salutation is a well-known sequence of twelve asanas. The obvious characteristic of Surya Namaskar is the fact that it exercises the entire body. The Sun Salutation is a graceful sequence of twelve postures performed as one continuous exercise. Each position is reverse of the one before, stretching the body in a different way and alternatively expanding and contracting the chest to regulate the breathing. There is unnecessary controversy about the origin of Surya Namaskara. The Surya Namaskara mantra comes from Rig Veda; so, in all probability, Surya Namaskara is as old as Rig Veda or Yoga itself, and was handed down from one generation to the next generation of yogis like the rest of yoga. Even Lord Rama was taught a variation of Surya Namaskar. Surya Namaskar originated in India. This sequence of movements and asanas can be practised at varying levels of awareness, ranging from that of just physical exercise, to a complete yoga, incorporating asanas, pranayama, mantra and chakra meditation. The body consists of various systems and organs which interrelate and coordinate with each other to give the best possible health and efficiency. Under the influence of various factors, these systems or their co-ordination may get disrupted; the result is disease and lack of vitality. Surya Namaskar tones up the whole body through its effect on chakras and simultaneously awakens the associated brain centres. Surya Namaskara brings these systems – the circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, excretory, generative, musculo-skeletal system etc. – into balance, thereby helping to prevent and even eradicate some diseases. Sun Salutation or  Surya Namaskar has many benefits and if done regularly can not only help you lose flab but can also help you combat diseases. Here are a few benefits of this asana.

• Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutation, ideally done facing the early morning rising sun, helps our body to soak in the benefits of the rays of the sun.
• This is the best and most complete series of asanas to improve lymphatic circulation and drainage. Hence, it improves body immunity.
• Regular practice of this series of asanas can also help you lose the excess belly fat.
• The postures in Surya Namaskar stretch our muscles and help make our body very flexible.
• The moves and postures of the asana help all our internal organs function better — the various poses regulate our blood flow, benefit the digestive system and makes it more efficient.
• It helps combat insomnia as it relaxes the body and calms the mind.
• It helps regulate menstrual cycles and makes childbirth easier.
• This is known to facilitate blood circulation and thereby help hair growth and prevent hair problems.
• It reduces anxiety and restlessness and enhances our strength and vitality.
• Surya Namaskar benefits not just adults, but kids as well.
• From yoga point of view, it acts on Solar Plexus and regular practice of Surya Namaskar increases its size, hence increasing awareness and ‘gut feeling’ or intuition.
• It acts on and balances all chakras and helps you achieve complete health.
• The back and forth, up and down movements in Sun Salutations are fun and offer the opportunity to move playfully in the practice.
• They warm up the body for the practice of more asanas.
• They work the heart muscle. In William Broad’s book, ‘The Science of Yoga’, he refers to a study on the cardiovascular benefits of yoga. Results revealed that sun salutations provided the best overall benefit for the heart, specifically the left ventricle. For excellence of health, the left ventricle must relax very rapidly after each contraction and then again contract rapidly and forcibly, to push blood into aorta. Sun Salutations improve this function.
• They bring the mind to a calm, serene yogic state.
• They help to overcome motivation issues.
• Sun Salutation is a very complete exercise.  If you only have fifteen or twenty minutes to practice, doing Sun Salutations alone properly cover almost all the benefits of yoga postures.
• They keep your skills sharp.

The traditional format of Sun Salutations being taught at SAVY Studios helps you derive maximum benefits from this very useful yogic exercise. One feels very so alive after just a few rounds of this!

Learn all that directly under one of the most qualified faculty in the world!

Surya Yoga Class daily at London SAVY Yoga Studio

This class is available under all payment plans. Drop-ins are welcome subject to availability of space. Please Pre-Register at least one day before for the class.

Please check the full schedule of classes through London Yoga Classes page.

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