Surya Namaskar is the famous Sun Salutation exercise of yoga. Traditional Surya Namaskar is a combination of movement and stretching asanas, combined with breathing pranayama, yoga bija mantras, chakra concentration, and bhakti devotion. Surya Namaskar was developed as a complete spiritual practice that integrates every major system of yoga. Surya Namaskar is considered by many experts to be the most complete exercise in the world.
There are many forms of Vitamin D – cholecalciferol, calcidiol, and calcitriol. This article by the Vitamin D Council explains the difference between these types of Vitamin D and shows how they affect the physiology of the human body.
This article has been removed from Sunlightenment.com at the request of the Vitamin D Council.
May we all one day learn to share our love, light, and knowledge as freely as the Sun, whom shares itself without restriction to all of life upon this planet.
In his audio book The SOLution, Wayne Purdin presents the history of sun gazing and sun worship, starting in Ancient Egypt and continuing through the 21st century. This article features the Ascended Master Kuthumi, who lived as the Egyptian Pharaoh Pharaoh Thutmose III.
Australian researchers have discovered that myopia (nearsightedness or shortsightedness) may not be caused by excessive reading as is commonly thought. New studies show that children from Sydney, Australia spent twice as much time reading as children in Singapore, yet developed ten times less cases of myopia. The key difference is that Sydney-based children spent four times more time outside in the sun.
Spring 2009 marks the release of the International Sun Imbibers’ Society’s eighth Sun Gazette Newsletter. Featuring an interview with Mark Amaru Pinkham of the Solar Brotherhood of Peru and a Templar Knight of The International Order of Gnostic Templars and an article by Dr. Mitchell Gibson.
Every year around June 20-22, we celebrate the Summer Solstice – the day with the most hours of sunlight. On the Summer Solstice, the sun appears to stand still in the sky. More scientifically, the noontime elevation does not change. Learn more about this unique day in which cultures around the world celebrate the Sun and the beginning of the Summer season.
This 32 minute long video interview features Jasmuheen, a world famous pranic nourisher. Since the early 1970’s, Jasmuheen has been researching and experimenting with ancient, alternative nourishment sources that can feed us all – including breatharianism. Jasmuheen teaches that there is a free, limitless inner resource that can release us from many perceived human limitations. This energy source is prana.
Vital Choices newsletters in June 2005 contained a series of information-packed articles on the scientific research connection sunlight, vitamin D and human health. Bone health in relation to vitamin D and sunlight is the focus of the second article.
Ancient cultures around our world honor the Sun and celebrate the Summer Solstice in unique ways. Learn about Summer Solstice celebrations of the Ancient Celts and Druids, Chinese, Gaul, Germanic culture, Romans, Swedes, Christian, Pagan, and Prehistoric European cultures in this article.
Sun Gazette Newsletter – Issue 9
The 9th issue of The Sun Gazette newsletter (Summer 2009) has just been released by The International Sun Imbibers’ Society / Sun Center of Phoenix.
It is remarkable news when spirituality enters politics and the news media covers it. In this CNN report, Japan’s First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama is shown in a video interview where she states that her and her husand, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, “eat the sun”. Miyuki Hatoyama goes on to say that she travels out of body and has visited the planet Venus.
In 2010, TIME magazine’s “Time 100” elected Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as No. 6 among the 100 most influential people in the world. Can the future of humanity be a sun gazing culture once again?
Akahi is a breatharian who lives in Ecuador, South America. In March 2008, Akahi became a breatharian after a process of changing his diet and raising his body’s vibration. This video interview shares some of Akahi’s own ideas about the breatharian process and the future potential of humanity, including our changing DNA structure.
This Natural News TV video teaches about the body’s many needs for adequate sunlight exposure. Learn about the relationship between the Sun and four elements of life – earth, air, fire, water – and the how our body responds to natural sunlight by creating Vitamin D.
Henri Monfort is a breatharian and shaman. For 3 months and 3 weeks Henri has lived without drinking water, and over 9 years without eating food. In this text interview learn how Henri understands breatharianism and the Universe.
The Ramayana is India’s most famous ancient Sanskrit epic, consisting of 24,000 verses in seven books. The 107th chapter of Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana contains a hymn dedicated to the Sun God, Lord Surya. In this 31 verse hymn we learn of the praiseworthy qualities of the Sun and it’s affects on the human mind, body and spirit.
This book excerpt from Rejuvenate With Kundalini Mantra Yoga by L R Chowdhry teaches how the Third Eye integrates and then diffracts the white light into seven color Prana. These seven color Prana are then sent to the seven Chakras where the prana is used to supply the body with energy.
The Healing Sun by Richard Hobday presents evidence showing an increase in disease with a decrease in sunlight exposure. This article addresses the topic: Breast Cancer and The Sun
The Hatha Yoga practice of trataka is a simple technique that has a purifying, invigorating effect on the mind and improves concentration, paving the way for a deeper meditation practice. Trataka also nourishes the subtle flame at the navel center, promoting vitality and inner health. In its more advanced form, as the Himalayan master Swami Rama said, “The practice of trataka eventually merges into surya sadhana, meditation on the solar energy.” Learn more about this power solar energy technique taught by Swami Rama in this Yoga Plus article.
Titled Evolution of the Great Solar Debate, this section of Benefits of Sunlight presents the anthropolical perspective on human development, vitamin D and sunlight. Learn the biological evolution of humanity as they migrated from high sunlight regions of Africa to lower light regions in Europe. Learn how the Industrial Revolution in Europe was plagued with rickets due to inadequate sunlight exposure from too much time spent indoors. Learn how sunlight exposure was used to cure tuberculosis.
The great saint Kabir said ““The sun is the most immediate physical form of AUM we can experience, for it is really solidified, materialized AUM.” In this article by the Ananda Church of Self Realization, we learn about the relationship between the Sun and the spiritual sound AUM (OM). With quotes from Kabir, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Swami Kriyananda, we learn that the Sun is the form of Aum. By meditating on the AUM sound we connect with our Higher Guidance.
New Vitamin D research shows that Vitamin D3 (calcitriol) may offer protection against cellular damage caused by radiation. The article by Dr. Mercola looks at the latest Vitamin D research and present alternative health practice to protect your body from radiation and radioactive toxins, such as chlorella, spirulina, sweet whey, and potassium iodide.
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