Benefits :
Increases flexibility, rejuvenates spinal nerves and brings a rich blood supply to the spinal region. Activate sand energizes the upper areas of the body like the chest, shoulders, neck, face and head,giving a youthful appearance. Corrects various abnormal troubles like constipation,indigestion and increases appetite.
It has some special benefits for women.Helps relieve problems of the uterus and ovaries and menstrual problems.A regular practice of this asana makes child birth easy.
Description of the asana
- Lie down with your legs together and your hands palms down under your shoulders. Rest your forehead on the floor.
- Inhaling, bring your head up, brushing first your nose, then your chin against the floor Now lift up your hands and use your back muscles to raise your chest as high as possible. Hold for a few deep breath then exhaling; slowly return to position 1, keeping your chin up until last.
- Inhaling, come up as before, but this time use your hands to push the trunk up. Continue up until you are bending from the middle of the spine. Hold for two or three deep breaths, then exhale and come slowly down.
- Inhaling, raise the trunk as before, but this time continue up and back until you can feel your back bending all the way down from the neck to the base of the spine. Breathe normally.
To complete the ASANA, walk your hands in toward your body, straighten the arms,and lift the pelvis slightly. Separate the legs, bend the knees and, pushing out the chest, drop the head back and touch the feet to the head. Breathe normally,then slowly come down, as before.