BHUJANGASANA
Practice of Bhujangasana :
*Lie prone on the seat with the muscles thoroughly relaxed. Touch the ground with the forehead; and keeps the hands, one on each side of the chest, bending them in the elbows. The soles are made to look upward.
*Raise the head and bend the neck backward as far as possible, completely throwing out the chin.
*During this attempt one`s chest is kept close to the ground, the trunk, so to say, taking no part in the movement.
*When the head is fully swung backward, work the deep muscles of the back. By their contraction one slowly raises the chest.
Beginners can support the rising thorax with their hands, gradually increasing the angle between the arm and forearm.
*Once accustomed to the practice, depend upon the muscles of the back alone for raising the chest; and though the hands are allowed to work as previously, comparatively little burden is now put upon them.
*While practising Bhujangasana the student does not give a full backward curve to his spine all at once; but tries to raise his vertebrae one by one, and marks that the pressure on the spinal curve is traveling down the column step by step, till the thoracic part gets a good backward bent.
* Lastly even the lumbar vertebrae are thrown backward in a curve and the whole pressure is felt at the sacrum area.
Benefits:
Bhujangasana may strengthen the spine stretch the chest, shoulders, and abdomen, firm the buttocks, and relieve stress and fatigue. Traditional texts say that Bhujangasana increases body heat, destroys disease, and awakens kundalini.
Bhujangasana comes with several benefits for the human body. The deep muscles of the back are alternately contracted and relaxed in working out this pose both ways. The muscles are exercised gain in health and keep the spine elastic. During their work these muscles secure a liberal blood supply by promoting blood circulation, which is ordinarily somewhat slow in this part of the body. This pose has such a good effect upon the deep muscles that even a single successful attempt at it, relieves a backache. The whole spine receives a steady pull anteriorly and every vertebra and its ligaments have their share in the work. If there be any slight displacement in the spinal column due to this asana, it is adjusted to the normal condition.
*Raise the head and bend the neck backward as far as possible, completely throwing out the chin.
*During this attempt one`s chest is kept close to the ground, the trunk, so to say, taking no part in the movement.
*When the head is fully swung backward, work the deep muscles of the back. By their contraction one slowly raises the chest.
Beginners can support the rising thorax with their hands, gradually increasing the angle between the arm and forearm.
*Once accustomed to the practice, depend upon the muscles of the back alone for raising the chest; and though the hands are allowed to work as previously, comparatively little burden is now put upon them.
*While practising Bhujangasana the student does not give a full backward curve to his spine all at once; but tries to raise his vertebrae one by one, and marks that the pressure on the spinal curve is traveling down the column step by step, till the thoracic part gets a good backward bent.
* Lastly even the lumbar vertebrae are thrown backward in a curve and the whole pressure is felt at the sacrum area.
Benefits:
Bhujangasana may strengthen the spine stretch the chest, shoulders, and abdomen, firm the buttocks, and relieve stress and fatigue. Traditional texts say that Bhujangasana increases body heat, destroys disease, and awakens kundalini.
Bhujangasana comes with several benefits for the human body. The deep muscles of the back are alternately contracted and relaxed in working out this pose both ways. The muscles are exercised gain in health and keep the spine elastic. During their work these muscles secure a liberal blood supply by promoting blood circulation, which is ordinarily somewhat slow in this part of the body. This pose has such a good effect upon the deep muscles that even a single successful attempt at it, relieves a backache. The whole spine receives a steady pull anteriorly and every vertebra and its ligaments have their share in the work. If there be any slight displacement in the spinal column due to this asana, it is adjusted to the normal condition.
No comments:
Post a Comment