Sun Yoga and its Healing Aspects
Qigong master Richard B. Serrano shares the health benefits of sunlight and Sun Yoga practice in this article from Your Spiritual Revolution eMagazine.
Sun Gazette Newsletter – Issue 2
In the Fall of 2005, The International Sun Imbibers’ Society released their first Sun Gazette Newsletter.
Meeting with the Guru who neither eats nor drinks – Prahlad Jani
In recent years, Prahlad Jani of India has shocked the scientific community. Prahlad Jani has the unique ability to live without the need for food nor water. He claims to have lived for over 60 years without any form of physical nourishment. Prahlad Jani claims that he gets his energy from his brain – an ancient yoga technique called amrita.
Could Vitamin D Save Us From Radiation?
Recent world events raise concern for many people looking for protection again nuclear radiation. In 2008, radiological health experts in New York City proposed that sunlight and vitamin D could be our body’s main protection against damage from low levels of radiation.
Nourished Magazine: Sun Gazing
The online publication Nourished Magazine. wisdom to thrive by posted this article that summaries the practice of sun gazing as is currently taught by Hira Ratan Manek, the famous sun gazer of India, and the history of sun gazing in ancient Europe, Greece, Egypt, India and the Americas. Learn how the sun affects the human body and brain and why cultures around the world have always honored the sun as a great source of biological and spiritual energy.
Asthma is caused by Vitamin D deficiency
New research provides evidence for a link between vitamin D insufficiency and asthma severity. The incidence of asthma cases has increased by more than 300 percent over the last two decades and now affects an estimated 20 million Americans. Learn how daily exposure to sunlight can greatly reduce your asthma and allergies.
Surya by Sri Chinmoy (part 2)
This article by Sri Chinmoy shares the Hindu teachings on Surya, the Sun god, found in the Vedas and Upanishads of India. Part 2 discusses the Purusha and Prakriti and their relationship to the inner and outer sun.
TIME Magazine: Heliotherapy Medicine
In 1923 TIME Magazine published a short article on the “new” old therapy of healing with natural sunlight. Heliotherapy has been widely practices for over 2,000 years. However in 1923, TIME Magazine thought of the sun cure as a new addition to modern medicine.
Meditation at Sunrise – Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov, a well-known spiritual teacher and Sun gazer, teaches this sunrise meditation. Learn how connecting with the Sun, the centre of our solar system, reinforces our connection with our spirit, the centre of our own being.
A New Critical Review Points to the Importance of Vitamin D in Brain Function
The Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland is involved in research showing how Vitamin D is necessary for the brain development and mental health. “In addition to its role in maintaining bone health, vitamin D is involved in differentiation of tissues during development and in proper functioning of the immune system. In fact, over 900 different genes are now known to be able to bind the vitamin D receptor, through which vitamin D mediates its effects. Vitamin D’s ability to affect proteins in the brain known to be directly involved in learning and memory, motor control, and possibly even maternal and social behavior.”
Let there be light: It’s good for our brains
Swiss scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive effects last until early evening.
Edgar Cayce on Vitality and Sunlight
This article summarizes Edgar Cayce’s perspective and advise on vitality – the vigor and power of health and wellness. Edgar Cayce frequently references the importance of spiritual practices that awaken the kundalini energy and increase prana or chi energy in the body. He specifically mentions the ability to biologically absorb and utilize the energy of the sun through breathing practices and exercises.
2012: doomsday or new day
Wayne Purdin, author and founder of The Sun Center of Phoenix, published this article that shows the correlation between sunspot activity and human consciousness. Learn how the predicted sunspot activity leading up to 2012 can possibly foretell the monumental events and earth changes that are predicted to come. This article includes a 10 image slideshow.
You Walk Wrong – Part 1
New York Magazine features this article on the benefits of barefoot walking. This article is packed with information will educate and encourage you to return to a more natural way of living and walking – barefoot in harmony with the Earth and your anatomy.
Thousands of Hindus offer prayers to the sun in Orissa
Nearly half a million Hindu devotees took a holy dip in a pond in Orissa’s temple town of Konark and offered prayers to the sun in the belief that they would be cured of all diseases. According to legend, Hindu god Krishna’s son Shamba was cured of leprosy after a holy dip at the site of the Chandrabhaga river.
Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health 10
As science continues to study sunlight, the old sun-protection paradigm keeps failing. Learn how past studies on sunlight exposure, Vitamin D, and UV light are now considered unreliable. Part 10 is the final section of M. Nathaniel Mead’s in-depth look at sunlight research on the human body: Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health.
Sun Meditation by Uma Sankar
Uma Sankar is a well-known sun yogi in India. Uma Sankar practices sun gazing as a traditional yogi, using discipline and concentration achieve full enlightenment – union with the Supreme Soul. This article shares the method taught by Uma Sanakar.
Vitamin D proven far better than vaccines at preventing influenza infections
New research is showing that Vitamin D can be used as an effective method to prevent influenza. A recent study at Jikei University School of Medicine Minato-ku in Tokyo found that Vitamin D was 800% more effective than vaccines at preventing influenza infections in children. Numerous other studies have also found that Vitamin D significantly reduces asthma in children.
Monster Sunspot Threatens to Unleash Solar Flares
Today, NASA Space.com scientists announced the formation of a new giant sunspot on the Sun’s surface. This sunspot will be large enough for amateur telescopes to see. Scientists expect a new series of solar flares to emerge soon.
Heliotherapy – How to Sunbathe
In the 2nd part of this article, you will learn how to properly sunbathe to improve your overall health and immunity. Sunbathing has been an important healthcare practice for thousands of years. By practicing sunbathing correctly, you can minimize risk or damage and get the most benefits from your time in the sun.
Home Bare Foot Walking
This short article by iloveIndia.com lists many of the health benefits of barefoot walking. New research is now confirming what our ancestors knew for thousands of years – barefoot walking has many positive effects on our physical, mental and emotional health.
What is Sunlightenment?
This website is dedicated to the free discemination of information on the healing powers of the Sun and the spiritual practices of Sun Gazing and Surya (Sun) Yoga. All information is given in the spirit of the Sun, whom shares its Light and Love without restriction. May all of humanity benefit from the enlightening energy of the Sun and the wisdom of all beings who share in this service of Sun Yoga.
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