Burn Burnout with Sun Yoga

A Stellar Energy Hack: Surya Kriya to Ignite your Inner Sun

Hustling about, our bodies, minds, and lives catch on friction. The inner mechanisms find it harder to move while we run out of fuel. The system breaks down. Burnout!

Now you need energy and a force to crush friction. To tap into the most potent, consistent energy source, look up - the Sun.

But you’re not a plant. You can’t photosynthesize. Yet you do feel good when touched by the morning Sun. That’s because you have a sun within you. 

The Sun has powered most life from the start of evolution. Even with several sources of energy around, we are solar-powered systems. All food - even non-vegetarian - gets energy from plant life. Flora plants themselves as power plants to the fauna. 

The sun is the bedrock of life. Everything existing on Earth, including the heat generated within our own bodies, ultimately stems from this solar energy. 

Even though modern science puts the solar activity cycle between 9 and 14 years, the traditional Yogic sun cycle is fixed at 12 years and 3 months. 

Sun-based (Surya) Yoga practices offer deep benefits by aligning our internal physiological cycles with the great twelve-and-a-quarter-year solar cycle. When the internal and external sun cycles phase-lock in perfect synchrony, the promise is for excellent physical health, perfect mental equilibrium, and effortless living.

Traditional yogic code (yogasutras) give us three primary methods: 

• Surya Namaskar: Described as a simpler, more accessible method of connecting with solar energy.

• Surya Shakti: Positioned as a "far-off relative," best used for intensive physical conditioning, fitness, and cardiovascular strength.

• Surya Kriya: The most profound path, focused on deep spiritual growth. Set breathwork is combined with physical movements and postures for a resounding blossoming of the sun within, with results that last longer.

Alignment with Cosmic Rhythm

Surya Kriya is a comprehensive practice. The name itself reveals its nature. "Surya" means "sun," and "kriya" refers to an "inner energy process." 

The technique of Surya Kriya specifically targets the solar plexus, right where the body’s sustenance happens. The enhanced manipura chakra acts as a localized photovoltaic converter to vitalize the samat prana (solar heat) within the system. The core objective is to balance the body’s subtle energy channels from the core, leading to stability and mental stillness.

By smoothing out the friction within the system, Surya Kriya allows your entire being to function with maximum ease, ultimately connecting you to the steady, reliable rhythm of existence. If you are available to it, the blossomed inner sun will shed light on your entire journey inward.

Talk about “everything under the sun”!

The Transformative Toolkit

Right from the yoga sutras Surya Hatha Sadhana (physical Solar practices) are are said to:

• Enhance mental clarity

• Boost vitality and energy levels

• Balance hormonal systems

• Tonic weak or tired physical constitutions

• Essentially prepare the system for deeper meditative states

Let's see what medical research says about these practices. (The studies are credited in the links)

Modern studies say that Surya Namaskar and Surya Sakthi are effective physical conditioning systems with cardiorespiratory training effects. They can improve muscle strength and body composition.

Surya Namaskar improves muscle strength, delays the onset of muscular fatigue, and improves overall health.

Studies on Surya Sakthi prove that it has a positive effect on quality of sleep, coping with stress and fatigue, and improving life balance. Those who stayed consistent in the study showed more positive results.

Here’s why Surya Kriya is not rocket science, but beyond.

Surya Kriya contributes to overall health, balance, mood, and energy preparation. Combined with a vegan diet, it improved gut bacteria profile. 

Whether you choose the accessible flow of Surya Namaskar, the vigorous conditioning of Surya Shakti, or the deep internal alignment of Surya Kriya, you are stepping out of the friction and exhaustion.

Just as the Sun does not burn out, you too can move through your life with sustained vitality, clarity, and ease.

I wish you to have your day in the sun.