| Surya Namaskar is now accepted as part of Hatha | | | | contemporary Hatha Yoga class is that the Sun |
| Yoga, but it was not always this way. Historically, | | | | Salutations have multiple mental, physical, and spiritual |
| traditional Hatha Yoga styles did not contain any of the | | | | benefits. Hatha Yoga is an evolution in progress, and |
| Sun Salutation sequences, seen today, as an every | | | | as such, embraced the many healthful benefits of |
| day component of a daily Yoga practice.The reason | | | | what we know as the Sun Salutations. |
| for the integration of Sun Salutations into the | | | | |