Surya Namaskar

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#FF0000" ALINK="#FF0000"> <A HREF="index.html" TARGET=_top>Home Page</A><br> <A HREF="asanas.html" TARGET=_parent>Prana Yoga Practices Page</A> <H1><FONT COLOR="#F65A08"><FONT SIZE=+3>The Sun Salutation:<br> Surya Namaskar </FONT></FONT></H1> This is a series of 12 postures, practiced in sequence: <ol> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.1.html" TARGET="display" >Prayer Pose: Pranamasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.2.html" TARGET="display">Raised Arms Pose: Hasta Uttanasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.3.html" TARGET="display" >Hand to Foot Pose: Padahastasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.4.html" TARGET="display">Equestrian Pose: Ashwa Sanchalanasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.5.html" TARGET="display" >Mountain Pose: Parvatasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.6.html" TARGET="display" >Salute With Eight Limbs Pose: Ashtanga Namaskara</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.7.html" TARGET="display" >Cobra Pose: Bhujangasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.8.html" TARGET="display" >Mountain Pose: Parvatasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.9.html" TARGET="display">Equestrian Pose: Ashwa Sanchalanasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.10.html" TARGET="display" >Hand to Foot Pose: Padahastasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.11.html" TARGET="display">Raised Arms Pose: Hasta Uttanasana</A> <li><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.12.html" TARGET="display" >Prayer Pose: Pranamasana</A> </ol> <p> Notice the symmetry:<br> <ul> <li>Pose 1 = Pose 12 <li>Pose 2 = Pose 11 <li>Pose 3 = Pose 10 <li>Pose 4 = Pose 9 - EXCEPT the leg positions are reversed. <li>Pose 5 = Pose 8 </ul> <p> If your browser supports Java:<br> <h4><A HREF="SuryaNamaskar.applet.html" TARGET="display" onclick="stopSequence()">View the Animated Sun Salutation</A></h4> </BODY>