Surya Namaskar, or the Sun Salutation is composed of a series of twelve yoga postures performed in sequence. Last five yoga postures are basically repetition of first five yoga asanas in reverse order.

Surya Namaskar was not a formal part of traditional Hatha Yoga, but it has so much value that it has been now accepted as a part of Hatha Yoga. It is generally now used as a warm-up exercise before the asana practice. If there is a shortage of time, just Surya Namaskar practice provides substantial benefit. [More]

I had stared doing Asanas on my own through reading the books. But for many years I always struggled in deciding as how many Asanas I should do everyday for a healthy life. According to scripture there are more than 8 million Asanas. So, it is impossible for an individual to do all the Asanas everyday. So, it is impossible for an individual to do all the Asanas everyday. So I decided to do research and talk to experienced Yoga teachers. And finally, a teacher from one of the best schools of yoga suggested me that just 12 basic postures brings out the essence of all major Asanas. [More]

Yoga is a Sanskrit word, it is derived from the root word 'Yuj', which means to unite. It refers to the union with the divine by integration of mind, body and spirit. The history of yoga can be traced back to Rig Veda. Rig Veda is one of the four texts which are the basic foundation of Sanatan Dharma (Eternal Religion), now commonly known as Hindu religion. Veda means knowledge and Rig Veda is the world's oldest known text of any Indo-European language. The knowledge of Vedas was preserved in India for more than 10,000 years by oral tradition alone and was not put in writing until 1700 BCE. [More]