Kona =Angle; Asana = Pose/Posture
(This posture is Pronounced as:konah-sanah)
How to do Angle Pose (Konasana):
- Stand with your feet at a comfortable distance apart.Balance your weight equally on both the feet.
- Breathing in, raise your arms overhead and join the palms together,interlacing the fingers to form a steeple position.Keep the arms touching the ears.
- Breathing out, bend to the right.Put more attention on straightening the elbows,pressing the feet firmly into the ground,and moving the pelvis to the left.
- Hold the pose. Feel the stretch on the side and,relax in this posture.Keep taking deep,gentle breaths.
- Now breathe in and,return to standing position.
- Breathing out,bring the arms down.
- Repeat the pose bending to the other side.
Benefits of the Angle Pose (Konasana)
- Stretches the sides of the body and the spine.
- Tones the arms,legs,and abdominal organs.
- Helpful in relieving back pain.
- Increases the flexibility of the spine.
Contraindications of the Angle Pose (Konasana)
- Spondylitis patients should avoid this pose.
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