Yoga

Had an hour of Yoga in office just now as part of Shatec's Healthy Living campaign. My initial thought of yoga is slow, tiring and just lots of slow movement. This time round it is still slow, tiring and lots of movement like stretching, however the instructor did explain what is it for and I sweat a lot. Felt the muscle really loosen up and are less tense.

This session Anita request the instructor to do the Sun Salutation(surya namaskar) with us instead of just bit and pieces of yoga only. We did 1 set of the easy one and 1 set of the difficult one. Our vote is to the easy one.

So what is Sun Salutation?? I yahoo about it and this is what I found.

Excerpts from website - http://www.yogasite.com/sunsalute.htm

Surya Namaskar, the Sun Salutation, is a series of 12 postures performed in a single, graceful flow. Each movement is coordinated with the breath. Inhale as you extend or stretch, and exhale as you fold or contract. The Sun Salutation builds strength and increases flexibility. Different styles of yoga perform the Sun Saluation with their own variations. However, the flow presented below covers core steps used in most styles.

For the series below, a single round consists of two complete sequences: one for the right side of the body and the other for the left.

On days when you think you have no time for yoga, try and do at least one or two rounds of the Sun Salutation. You'll feel the difference.

For the explaination of the individual poses please go to the webby to take a look yourself. Think will try it again since the effect is quite good. Jia you to myself for another session next Tuesday!