Standing Forward Bend

Sanskrit Name: Uttanasana

Good for: Liver, kidneys, brain, hips, calves, thighs, knees, anxiety, osteoporosis etc.

Benefits

•     Calms down the brain
•     Helps alleviate stress
•     Treats mild depression
•     Fuels the liver and kidneys
•     Provides elasticityto the hamstrings, calves, and hips
•     Provides strength to the thighs and knees
•     Improves digestion
•     Helps dismiss the symptoms of menopause
•     Diminishes fatigue and anxiety
•     Provides instant relief from headache and insomnia
•     Beneficial for asthma
•     Controls high blood pressure
•     Treats infertility, osteoporosis, and sinusitis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines

•     Stand in Tadasana with hands on hips
•     Exhale and bend forward from the hip joints, not from the waist
•     As you descend draw the front torso out of the groins and open the space between the pubis and top sternum
•     Bring your palms or finger tips to the floor slightly in front of or beside your feet, if possible
•     If this isn’t possible, cross your forearms and hold your elbows
•     Press the heels firmly into the floor and lift the sitting bones toward the ceiling
•     Turn the top thighs slightly inward
•     With each inhalation in the pose, lift and lengthen the front torso just slightly
•     Release fully with each exhalation
•     Let your head hang from the root of the neck, which is deep in the upper back, between the shoulder blades
•     Stay in the pose for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
•     Bring your hands back onto your hips and reaffirm the length of the front torso (don’t roll the spine to come up)
•      Press your tailbone down and into the pelvis and come up on an inhalation with a long front torso

Good to know

•     To upsurge the stretch in the backs of your legs, curve your knees slightly
•     Be cautious not to uncurl the knees by lodging them back
•     You can press your hands against the back of each knee to offer some resistance

By : Natural Health News

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