Surya Kriya

Activate the Sun within

Surya Kriya is a potent 21-step yogic practice of tremendous antiquity, designed as a holistic process for health, wellness and complete inner wellbeing. Surya Kriya is a complete spiritual process by itself.

  • Develops mental clarity and focus

  • Remedies weak constitutions

  • Boosts vigor and vitality

  • Balances the body, mind and energies

  • Rejuvenates all the major organ systems including balancing hormonal levels

  • Supports one to become meditative and experience peacefulness and joy

More about Surya Kriya

Traditionally available only to select groups of yogis, Surya Kriya is being offered by Sadhguru as a comprehensive spiritual practice that is ideal for the hectic pace of today’s world.

Surya Kriya is a potent yogic practice of tremendous antiquity, designed as a holistic process for health, wellness, and complete inner well-being. “Surya” means “sun,” and “kriya” means “inner energy process.” Surya Kriya activates the solar plexus to raise the samat prana, or solar heat, in the system. It also balances a person’s left and right energy channels, leading to stability of the body and stillness of the mind. This strong foundation becomes the basis to explore higher dimensions of life.

Difference between Surya Kriya and Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations)

The earth and the moon are significant in the way they affect life, but the sun is the source of all energy. Sadhguru tells us: “If the sun’s rays do not fall upon this planet, there is no possibility of life, it’s finished. If the sun disappears right now, in a few hours’ time, everything will turn into solid ice. All the oceans, as well as your blood, will turn into solid ice. Solar energy is fundamental even within your body. Your body is maintaining a certain temperature; the immediate mechanism may be something else but essentially, all that generates heat upon this planet – whether in the form of life or in the form of inanimate material – all of it is solar energy, finding its expression in so many different ways.”

The basis of all spiritual sadhana which is physical in nature is to get us in sync with the cycles of nature. Sadhguru says, “If you are in tune with the cycles of the sun, then physical health, wellbeing, vitality, energy, these things you don’t have to bother about – they are just there with you.”

Sadhguru talks of three processes to align with the sun, the most profound being Surya Kriya. Placing them in context, Sadhguru calls the widely practised Surya Namaskar a “country cousin” of Surya Kriya, while yet another process called Surya Shakti would be a “far-off relative.” He elaborates: “If you want to just use this system as a physical culture to become physically strong, you do Surya Shakti. If you want to be physically fit, you want to have aerobic exercise and you want your heart strong, but you also want to have a spiritual element in it, you do Surya Namaskar. But if you want a strong spiritual process in the physical process that you are doing, then you do Surya Kriya.”

Source - https://isha.sadhguru.org/au/en/wisdom/article/classical-yoga-surya-kriya-and-surya-shakti

Surya Kriya benefits

  • Benefits

    • There is complete expansion and contraction of all lobes of the lungs causing emptying of lungs and refilling.

    • This causes better ventilation resulting in better gas exchange at the cellular level causing revitalization and rejuvenation of the cells keeping the cells healthy.

    • Capacity of the lungs increases over a period of time.

  • Benefits

    • Improves functioning of the heart causing better circulation resulting in better blood supply to vital organs.

    • This causes nourishment of all cells.

    • The cardiac muscles are strengthened and the blood vessels of the heart, the coronary arteries, are stimulated to multiply, improving circulation and reducing the chances of heart attack.

    • It also helps with blood vessel diseases and general fatigue and causes a sense of overall sense of well being.

  • Benefits

    • About 50-60% of the muscles are generally inactive. 95% to 97% of your muscles are switched on to active mode causing strengthening of the muscles.

    • Joints are better lubricated resulting in healthy joints.

    • Flexibility of the body happens.

    • Stretching of muscles take place with strengthening of the joints and ligaments.

    • Its practice makes the spine and waist flexible.

    • It is designed to stretch, tone and realign the musculoskeletal structures, slowly reinforcing better posture and health and reintegrating better total body function through this realignment.

    • As a result of the above, posture and balance improves.

  • Benefits

    • Promotes sleep.

    • It increases concentration, memory, learning and focusing ability and vigilance.

    • Brings about a great emotional balance and reduces anxiety.

  • Benefits

    • The whole nervous system is stimulated.

    • All the nerves are stretched, toned and stimulated.

    • This in turn results in better functioning of the organs connected by the nerves.

    • The brain also gets stimulated.

    • Improved circulation to the spine also takes place.

If there are any questions or doubts regarding the practices or upcoming sessions, please get in touch with us via the ‘Contact us’ page.

Workshop details

Structure

Surya Kriya is usually a 2-day workshop, mostly scheduled during weekends but can also be arranged during weekdays depending upon the requirement or the availability of the participants.

  • Option1: 2 sessions of 3 hours each (primary)

  • Option2: 3 sessions of 2 hours each (secondary)

Pre-requisites

In order to receive complete benefits of the Surya Kriya practice, we request you:

  • To maintain empty stomach condition before each session

    • Gap of 4 hours after a full meal

    • Gap of 2.5 hours after a snack

    • Gap of 1.5 hours after tea/coffee

  • To attend all the sessions of the workshop

  • To come at least 15-min ahead of scheduled session time and settle down

Who can attend this workshop?

No previous yoga experience required. Any one who is 14 years and above can attend the Surya Kriya workshop.

Post workshop & support

During the workshop, we will share all necessary details and materials related to the practice. After completing the workshop, you will be fully equipped to be able to continue practicing the Surya Kriya at home. This practice can be easily accommodated in your daily routine in just 20-30 minutes each day. If you keep up the practice regularly, you will be able to experience benefits of Surya Kriya over period of time.

If there are any doubts or queries, we offer 14 days free support via WhatsApp or email. We will also conduct revision workshop time to time.