I did 108 Surya Namaskar for 30 Days. Here’s what happened.

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So I did something crazy - for 30 days I did a 108 Surya Namaskars, everyday. One hundred and eight Sun Salutations I did every single day, for 30 days!

WHY did I do this? (Did I lose my mind?)
WHAT happened to my body when I did this? (Did I lose weight doing surya namaskaras? Did I become fitter? Did my tummy become flatter?)
HOW did I manage to not fall apart?
WHAT lessons did I learn from this?
WILL I do this again?

So many questions, all answered in this video.

I tell you exactly how I managed to do this seemingly impossible feat.

I also tell you what I learnt from these 30 days, and oh boy, did I learn some incredibly important and amazing life lessons from this whole experience!

I will show you the physical changes in my body doing this challenge - how much weight I lost, how many inches I lost - you can see the difference for yourself in the before and after pics.

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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro: How this madness began
1:38 - What is a Surya Namaskar?
2:29 - Surya Namaskar and weight loss
4:09 - Calories lost doing 1 Surya Namaskar
5:17 - But why 108??
5:55 - Takeaway#1 - My Body is Amazing
6:32 - Takeaway#2 - Your biggest obstacle is your Mind
7:44 - Takeaway#3 - Show up for at least ONE thing!
9:28 - Was it tough?
10:16 - How I manage to not fall apart?
11:04 - Rating the challenge!
11:13 - Will I do it again?

DO NOT try to do this at home! Do not try to jump straight to doing a 108 sun salutations after watching this video!

Listen to your body, understand what works for you and what doesn't.

If you do want to do a 108 surya namaskar, build up slowly to that number. Take advice from a yoga teacher. Do not overexert yourself at any point.
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If you want to do Surya Namaskars with me, you can follow the below videos:

DOs and DONTs of Surya Namaskar:

Yoga Nidra video that I follow:

I strongly recommend doing yoga nidra after any intense yoga session. Works wonders.

Chase Barron's Channel:

Chase's 100 burpees for 30 days video (this is one of my favourite videos of ALL time):

I said Chase Matthew 'Brown' in the video instead of Chase Matthew Barron, because I am an idiot. Please overlook the idiocy.
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If you want to be a part of The Surya Namaskar Challenge, you can join my Facebook group below 👇🏽

The idea of this group is to give you
☀️Your Surya Namaskar tribe
☀️A place to track & share your journey
☀️An opportunity to find an accountability partner
☀️A safe space to ask questions
☀️Occasional group sessions with me - Practice/QnA/Milestone Celebrations

Excited to be a part of this Surya Namaskar Movement with YOU 🙏🏽

[yathish]

I have successfully completed 108 Surya Namaskara for a period of 108 days. I was 6 feet tall and weighed 89kg. today Now I weigh 79kg with lots of skin radiance and brightness.

[sacdaabdurhman]

“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.”sharing some love from small YouTuber

[SwitchandClickOfficial]

Loved that this showed up in my browse page, such a good video

[sekharachandra]

Anita garu, I cant thank you enough for your videos on Surya Namaskaras! I started my fitness journey in Jan '23. I have been doing some strength and conditioning workouts and have been following various channels on YT. One fine day your videos popped up on my feed and your videos made the journey even more cherishable! I started with 11 cycles, moved up gradually to 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88 and finally to 108 on Yoga Day! I have now made Surya Namaskaras (33/44 cycles) a mandatory part of my morning routine! I can feel the difference in my body and mind. They are rejuvenated and are excited to just show up and take up more work! Thank you so much!!

[beyondclosedoors]

I have started doing Yoga from last year and I cannot tell that how many changes I have seen in my life. Seriously yoga is the answer for every problem

[ashleyyy]

When she talks about wanting to do 80 instead of 108 and how your mind will play tricks on you “no one will know”, “add it on to tomorrow’s quota” the mind is truly our biggest obstacle to overcome. Someone once told me a “workout” is the one thing you’ll never regret doing. This video was very inspiring. Definitely gained a subscriber❤️

[prachipinkstars]

Youre in everybody’s recommended dudeee it was worth it

[ambikarajesh]

Hi Anita, You are a real inspiration for me. I do 28 Surya Namaskars almost every alternate days in 10 minutes. I have decided to increase gradually. I liked your video as it is so informative and you are full of energy, which matters the most.

[prableenjbal]

Im mother of 3 year kid.. having depression and migraine both. With anxiety attacks... was searching youtube for something practical... will be starting this as im searching balance for myself...thankyou so much...

[sofiasoul]

For the past half a year yoga has been crawling into my life, slowly covering every single part of it. And looking back I realize how much it had already impacted me, my way of life and the way I think.

[beautyandthesavage]

Girl, THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL and powerful all at the same time. Brava queen!! Brava!!

[Shruti_]

I have successfully completed 30 days of 108 Suryanamskar. I was 63.10kg( 9 August 2023) and now I am 56.45 kg(9 September 2023).My inches are also decreased by 3 to 4 around hips, belly, thighs. I followed diet along with this. It was an amazing experience and it worked. Thank you Mam. Grateful 🥰

[tinareed]

Well done I accept your challenge, I am 54 and I have just finished my yoga teacher training and I love yoga. I learnt sun salutation first before other asanas. Loved it. Thank you for your video.

[srujasakhadeo]

This is a real super thing that you have mentioned about eating as much as your body is craving for... It's not about you do 108 Surya namaskar and eat only 1 roti.. it's about balancing your food with your exercise without cutting out half of the food which we eat everyday! Super inspiring story! ❤️ Thank you for motivating!

[rheanelken]

I don't exactly know how your channel came into my YouTube feed, but I'm sure glad this video did! Pretty much everything I needed to hear, especially with the spiritual / mental breakthrough. The body changes are amazing, but finally I feel they truly are secondary to the determination factor. I wish you were my friend IRL! Looking forward to seeing more videos.

[SANJAYTIWARI-pevd]

Great motivational video, I am doing this from one year, but since last three months I am regularly doing 30 cycles of 12 poses & got dramatic benefits, here onwards I shall try to increase up to 108 cycle till the goal is achieved.

[ariesharashid]

I suddenly really wanna try doing this. Not just for weight loss but also for my mental and physical health. Thank you. I’ll update this when I actually tried the yoga.

[sailajasandilyasa]

Hi maam ....after watching this episode, Today I have completed 108 surya namaskaram ...thank you madam

[mandoreabhijeet]

I just broke my 5 years of procrastination about not working out and came across this superb video. It fueled me more. Thank you!