Japanese worship of yoga

Yoga worships Japanese style, which is also called praying and paying tribute to the sun. It is a practice method of yoga and consists of twelve postures. It can be used to warm up, stretch the body and calm the heart. Salute to the sun, also known as the twelve-style sun worship.

It is said that these are twelve postures created by ancient Indians to thank the sun for giving people light and energy. So when you worship the Japanese, your heart should be full of gratitude.

Yoga is to let us achieve inner peace and tranquility, so as to achieve peace and tranquility in the external world.

Yamagata standing preparation

Action: Keep your feet together naturally, stand up straight, relax your shoulders, put your hands on your sides, take a deep breath, breathe slowly and look forward. Feel the breath, inhale, put your hands on your chest and beg the blessing of the sun god.

Inhale, raise your hands above your head, straighten your elbows and extend your spine upward.

Action: Breathe out slowly, use your arms to drive your body to bend forward, keep your legs straight (you can bend your knees slightly), put your palms on the ground as far as possible, and stretch your upper body as close as possible to your legs.

Action: Inhale, take a big step backward with your right leg, and put your knees and instep flat on the ground. Check that your left knee is at a 90-degree right angle to the ground. Stretch your right hip and look straight ahead. Toes on the ground, legs extended backward, chest up.

Exhale and gently land on your knees.

Action: Exhale, relax your back, put your left foot and right foot together and then close them, inhale, push your hips up, straighten your knees, land your heels, exhale slowly, lower your head, press your shoulders, and raise your coccyx to the sky.

Action: Exhale, knees touch the ground, elbows are bent, hips are tilted up, and hands hold the chest and stick to the ground. When you are depressed, put away your chin. Don't touch the ground with your abdomen and nose.

Action: Inhale, with hips slightly leaning forward, body completely attached to the ground, elbows straight, body lifted upward, and instep attached to the ground. Spread your chest and shoulders. Open your palms with five fingers, press your palms on the ground, relax your waist muscles and look straight ahead. Press your ankles down on the ground, stretch your legs back and straighten your back up.

Action: Exhale, hook your toes, lift your knees and straighten your legs, and lift your hips up and back. If possible, let the Baihui point on the head touch the ground, keep your eyes on the direction of the navel and tighten the muscles of the abdomen and thighs.

Inhale, the right leg straddles between your hands, the left knee and instep are flat on the ground, and the right knee is at a 90-degree right angle to the ground. Press down the left waist, hips and thighs and look straight ahead. Press your ankles on the ground, stretch your legs backwards, and keep your chest up.

Exhale, move your left leg forward, put your feet together, straighten your knees, and form a spine to extend forward.

Same as step 3.

Inhale and return to the arm lift. Raise your arms above your head from front to back.

Same as step 2.

12. Standing posture in high mountains

Exhale, put your arms down in front of you and stand in a mountain shape.

Note: Repeat the actions of 1-5 and 8- 12.