Main Steps |
Lie down on belly with forehead on the floor, arms on side of thighs and feet slightly apart. Bend knees and hold ankles with outstretched hands. Exhale completely and lift knees and chest up simultaneously by pulling on the shins with arms. Raise thighs and chest further upwards by allowing the feet to move towards the ceiling and allowing the head to be extended back as far as possible. Approximate ankles knees and thighs. Maintain the pose and breathe normally. Exhale and return to original position.
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Benefits |
- Brings elasticity and flexibility to spine.
- Massages abdominal and pelvic organs.
- Expands chest and lungs. Tones heart adrenals islets of Langerhans and gonads.
- Strengthens upper and lower extremities. Loosens joints of extremities. Reduces fat around the waist, thighs. And arms.
- Strengthens neck.
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Indications |
- Backaches and mild disc problems.
- Cervical thoracic and lumbar spondylitis.
- Gastro-intestinal disorders of liver spleen and intestines.
- Respiratory disorders: chronic bronchitis and asthma. Genitor- urinary disorders of kidneys, urinary, bladder, uterus, sex glands and prostate diabetes, asthma and sexual disorders.
- Weakness of upper and lower extremities. Obesity around waist thighs and arms.
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