Surya namaskar is a ‘Sarvang sundar vyayam’. Where every limit of the body gets uniform exercise and is coupled with training the mind to concentrate. By performing it daily, one can shape ones personality and future life. It has a sequence of asanas. It origins lie in a worship of Surya, the Hindu solar deity. 

Procedure:

1. Stand erect joined the palms of the hand in front of the chest keeping both the hands well tight raise them so much that the portion from the feet to hand is straight. Breathing slowly and deeply that exale. 

2. As you inhale raise the arms over the head, keeping them along side the years with feet bend backward and loot at the hand. 

3. Bend backward as you exhale and try to place the palm flat on the floor on either side of the feet. The knee should be kept straight. Try to touch the knees with your face. Pull your stomach in. 

4. Stretch the left leg back. Bringing left knee to the floor. The right foot remains between the hands with the knee touching the chest. Inhale as you do this and look up. 

5. As you exale fully bring the right leg back to meet the left foot. In body now form and arch resting only the palms and fat look at the feet and try to keep the heels flat on the ground. 

6. This is the sashtaang position keeping the hands and feet where they are inhale, bend your arms and lower. Your body should touch the ground only with the toes chest, forehead and the palms. But the buttock with be raised up a little. 

7. Bringing the pelvic to the floor, stich up the head, neck and cheaks and look at the up and hold the breath. 

8. As you breathe out lift the buttock push the head again in position. 

9. Inhale the left leg. Forehead between the hands with left leg stretched back with the right knee touching the ground look up and try to bend your head back. 

10. This is a repeatition of position exchange. Bring the right leg forward and stretch the knee. 

11. Keeping the arms along side the ear stretch up and back as you inhale as in position second.

12. Exhale as you bring the arms down joints the palms in front of the chest as in position first.

Mantras of Surya:

1. Om Mitraye Namah 

2. Om Ravye Namah 

3. Om Suryaye Namah 

4. Om Bhanve Namah 

5. Om Khagaye Namah 

6. Om Pushne Namah 

7. Om Hiranyagarbhaye Namah 

8. Om Marichaye Namah 

9. Om Adityaya Namah 

10. Om Savitrey Namah 

11. Om Akraye Namah 

12. Om Bharkaye Namah

Benefits: 

1. It has a beneficial influence over the entire perosonality. 

2. It is complete combination of body posture, breathing and a prayer full attitude mind. To relax the restless mind. 

3. This will make the mind alert. 

4. The morning rays of the sun are very beneficial for skin.