It activates the production of the vital energy or life force in the body. It generates heat and aids in the purification of the physical body. Salutations to the sun balance the solar energy and ...

Five million students perform the 'Surya Namaskar' across the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to break a world record and celebrate the birth of a key figure in Indian philosophy.

At the International Yoga Day, Members of parliament gathered at parliament premises to perform Yoga. While watching Prime Minister's live Yoga session from Mysuru, participants performed various ...

Yoga was spread to the West by the Indian monk Swami Vivekananda, who wrote the book Raja Yoga in Manhattan in 1896. Since then, 2 billion people have come to practice yoga worldwide.

Sivananda yoga classes and varieties inspired by it are particularly popular, focusing on breathing exercises and relaxation combined with a series of poses including the ‘sun salutation’, leg ...

Surya means sun and namaskar salutation. Worshipping the sun has been an ancient practice. Yoga too has a beautiful ritual to pay homage to the sun god in the form of Suryanamaskar or Sun Salutation.