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Asana MODULE-5
Yogic Practices
20.2.5 Practice of Eyes

Blinking-
Sit on the Base position;

Keep your eyes open ,

blink the eyes 25 to 30 times quickly ;
Close the eyes and relax it for 20 seconds.
Sideways viewing – Note

Sit on the Base position;

look at a fixed point in front;
focus eyes on the extreme left for a few seconds;

now focus eyes on the extreme rifgt for a few seconds;

INTEXT QUESTIONS 20.2

Fill in the Blanks with appropriate word.

i. The word Sukshma means .......................and Vayayam means exercise.

ii. Sukshma Vayayam can be classified broadly in .............. categories.

20.3 PRACTICE OF SURYA-NAMASKAR

We have learnt and practiced Sukshma Vayayam. Now we will discuss Surya-
Namskar. It is a wonderful practice for us to keep our body fit.

Surya Namaskara means salutation to the sun. It can be seen as a form of worship
of the sun. In yogic terms this indicates that Surya Namaskara awakens the
solar aspects of an individual’s nature
and releases this vital energy for the
development of higher awareness. This
can be realized by the practice of surya
Namaskara . Surya namaskara is a series
of twelve physical postures ,which has
to be repeated by the other side then it
makes one round . It is an effective way
of loosing up ,stretching ,massaging and
toning all the joints , muscles and internal
organs of the body .
Fig. 20.4
Physical Education and Yog
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