Steps of Suryanamaskar!!!

Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutation is a sequence of twelve yoga postures that can be practiced as a warm-up or as a complete yoga practice. Here are the steps of Surya Namaskar:

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1. Prayer Pose (Pranamasana): Stand at the top of your mat with your feet together, palms pressed together in front of your heart. Take a few deep breaths and center yourself.

2. Raised Arms Pose (Hasta Uttanasana): Inhale and stretch your arms overhead, keeping your palms together. Arch your back slightly and look up, lengthening your spine.

3. Forward Bend Pose (Uttanasana): Exhale and fold forward at the hips, bringing your hands to the floor on either side of your feet. Try to keep your knees straight and your head relaxed.

4. Low Lunge Pose (Ashwa Sanchalanasana): Inhale and step your right foot back into a lunge, keeping your left knee directly over your left ankle. Keep your right leg straight back and lift your chest.

5. Plank Pose (Chaturanga Dandasana): Exhale and step back into a plank position, with your body in a straight line from head to heels. Hold for a moment or two, engaging your core and keeping your elbows close to your ribs.

6. Upward Facing Dog Pose (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana): Inhale and lower your hips while lifting your chest and straightening your arms. Keep your shoulders relaxed and your gaze forward.

7. Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana): Exhale and push back into downward dog, with your hips lifting high and your heels reaching toward the floor. Keep your arms straight and your head relaxed.

8. Low Lunge Pose (Ashwa Sanchalanasana): Inhale and step your right foot forward again, coming back into a lunge. Hold and lift your chest, keeping your left leg straight back.

9. Forward Bend Pose (Uttanasana): Exhale and step your left foot forward to meet your right, folding forward over your legs as before.

10. Raised Arms Pose (Hasta Uttanasana): Inhale and stretch your arms overhead again, arching your back slightly and looking up.

11. Prayer Pose (Pranamasana): Exhale and return to prayer pose, palms pressed together in front of your heart.

12. Repeat the sequence on the other side, starting with your left foot forward.

Repeat the sequence for as many rounds as feels comfortable and beneficial for your body, moving in a steady and controlled manner with each breath.