Sun Salutation is also known as Surya Namaskar and is one of the essential poses of Yoga. It helps to strengthen the muscles and joints, weights, and enhances the complexion. For women, practicing sun Salutation every morning can help to ease menstrual pain. As per the below sun salutation sequence chart, we understand the twelve crucial steps of Surya namaskar- namaste prayer, upward salute, left leg lunge, plank, staff pose, cobra, downward dog, right leg lunge, forward fold, and gratitude. As given in the sun salutation sequence chart, all the twelve poses combined result in one complete cycle of a sun salutation or Surya namaskar.