Let's Talk Yoga
Arundhati is an immigrant Indian yoga teacher, living in the US. She's grown a 6 figure yoga business singlehandedly. Self-taught, hardworking, and passionate, she's changing the yoga conversation to include more Indian yoga teachers. This podcast covers topics like cultural appropriation of yoga, yoga teacher training, practicing yoga in business, and much more...Whether you're a student or a teacher, you'll find valuable insight, strategies, free downloads, and raw conversations. Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode! More good stuff on our website - letstalk.yoga.
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Tracing the Origins of Surya Namaskar with Pradeep Sattwamaya
December 19, 2023
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Arundhati Baitmangalkar
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Episode 136
Surya Namaskar, also known as sun salutations, is such a simple yet daunting topic for a lot of yoga teachers and we as modern practitioners only know it from the lens of it being very physical. So on the show today, I invited Pradeep Sattwamaya to help us trace the origins of Surya Namaskar and its uses in our modern-day yoga.
Episode Highlights:
- How old is the practice of Surya Namaskar?
- The importance of Hatha yoga
- What is Chandra Namaskar?
- Breath practices
- Supplemental elements in yoga
- The Origins of Surya Namaskar
- Classical Surya Namaskar as a physical practice and Vinyasa
- What type of Surya Namaskar and how many rounds is recommended a day
- Is Surya Namaskar a moving meditation?
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