Type of Aasana : Intermediate/Advanced
Basic Position : Padmasan
How to do the Aasana :
- This is one of aasan for meditation and for beginning of certian yogic aasans.
- Bend the right knee and put right foot above the left thigh.The sole should be facing the sky.
- Bend the left knee and put left foot above the right thigh.The sole should be facing the sky.
- In perfect position after practice for couple of months the both knees will start touching the ground and aasan will become comfortable for longer duration of time.
- Body should be straight throughout and adjusted for relaxation
- Mudra should be dhyan or chin mudra.
- Elbow can be bent in order to give relaxation to arms.
- imagine a divine light in between your eyes.
- This is padmasan.
- take both hands at back. Hold one wrist with other hand .
- Inhale now
- while exhaling lower your body or bend forward from the hip so that back remains straight and try to touch forehead on the floor.
- Breathe normally in final position. While breathingout relax body so that it will more and more go down and finally head will touch floor. It will happen when more relaxation happens. Do not stretch or push to achieve final position.
- While inhaling raise the trunk so that you are back in padmasan.
- Similarly repeate with reverse position of legs of padmasan.
- This is one round
- Do such 3 rounds.
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Breathing :
Variations :
- Instead of moving and touching forehead to ground you can touch to right knee first and then to left knee.
- Those who are able to touch forehead can touch chin.
- This is one of aasan for meditation and for beginning of certian yogic aasans.
- Bend the right knee and put right foot above the left thigh.The sole should be facing the sky.
- Bend the left knee and put left foot above the right thigh.The sole should be facing the sky.
- In perfect position after practice for couple of months the both knees will start touching the ground and aasan will become comfortable for longer duration of time.
- Body should be straight throughout and adjusted for relaxation
- Mudra should be dhyan or chin mudra.
- Elbow can be bent in order to give relaxation to arms.
- imagine a divine light in between your eyes.
- This is padmasan.
- take both hands at back. Hold one wrist with other hand .
- Inhale now
- while exhaling lower your body or bend forward from the hip so that back remains straight and try to touch forehead on the floor.
- Breathe normally in final position. While breathingout relax body so that it will more and more go down and finally head will touch floor. It will happen when more relaxation happens. Do not stretch or push to achieve final position.
- While inhaling raise the trunk so that you are back in padmasan.
- Similarly repeate with reverse position of legs of padmasan.
- This is one round
- Do such 3 rounds.
- Instead of moving and touching forehead to ground you can touch to right knee first and then to left knee.
- Those who are able to touch forehead can touch chin.