Asana Name:
BOWING DOWN POSTURE (BHUNAMANASANA)
Good For:
- ARTHRITIS (STIFF-JOINTS)
- CONSTIPATION
- HERNIA
- PILES
- ULCERS (GASTRIC AND DUODENAL-PARINAMA SULAM)
THE BHUNAMANASANA IS ESPECIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR FIRMING THE MUSCLES OF THE HIPS AND WAIST. THIS ASANA IS EASIER FOR WOMEN THEN MEN.
1. SIT ON THE FLOOR, WITH YOUR LEGS OUTSTRETCHED AND TOGETHER. NOW
GRADUALLY OPEN THEM AS FAR APART AS YOU CAN.
2. BEN FORWARD AND TRY TO GRASP THE RIGHT TOE WITH YOUR LEFT HAND. YOUR FOREHEAD SHOULD TOUCH THE KNEE WHILE THE RIGHT HAND WILL GO TO THE BACK. REPEAT, ALTERNATING SIDES, 10-12 TIMES.
GRADUALLY OPEN THEM AS FAR APART AS YOU CAN.
2. BEN FORWARD AND TRY TO GRASP THE RIGHT TOE WITH YOUR LEFT HAND. YOUR FOREHEAD SHOULD TOUCH THE KNEE WHILE THE RIGHT HAND WILL GO TO THE BACK. REPEAT, ALTERNATING SIDES, 10-12 TIMES.
3. AFTER A FEW WEEKS PRACTICE, TRY HOLDING THE RIGHT TOE WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND LEFT TOE WITH THE LEFT HAND AND BEND FORWARD SO THAT THE FOREHEAD TOUCHES THE FLOOR.
BENEFITS:
USEFUL IN PILES, URINARY DISORDERS, AND HERNIA, THIS ASANA REDUCES THIGH FAT AND HELPS IN REGULATING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE. HELPFUL IN CASES OF PROLAPSE OF THE UTERUS. *** PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BACHACHE, SCIATICA OR CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS SHOULD NOT PRACTICE THIS ASANA.
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