Wake up and Loosen up with KUMBHAKASANA

Hi friends,

        Today we will see "The PLANK Pose".

                                    Health tip of the day: KUMBHAKASANA

                                    Kumbhakasana

Kumbhakasana is an arm balancing yoga asana. This comes from the Sanskrit word Kumbhak meaning Inhaling, retianing and exhaling and asana meaning posture.

How to do Kumbhakasana :

• Sit on a flat surface in Vajrasana. (Refer my post to Vajrasana:http://yourdailyyoga.blogspot.in/2017/12/wake-up-and-loosen-up.html ).
• Now bend forward and place your arms on the ground and raise your buttocks so that you form the CAT pose. (Refer my post on Cat pose: http://yourdailyyoga.blogspot.in/2018/01/wake-up-and-loosen-up-with-marjariasana.html ).
• Slowly slide your feet backwards and raise the knees off the ground so that you are balancing your whole weight in your palms and toes of the feet.
• Keep your legs and hands straight. Do not bend your knees or elbows.
• Stay in this pose for 10 to 30 seconds.
• Relax and get back to cat pose.
• Repeat this asana for 5 to 10 minutes daily.

Benefits of Kumbhakasana :

• Strengthens your spine, shoulders, elbows and knees.
• Helps in building stamina.
• Improves your body muscles.
• Lightens abdominal muscles.

Important Note :

If you suffer from shoulder or back or knee injury avoid practising this asana.

      "Your body is your Temple. Keep it clean and healthy".

See you in another session on fitness with yoga. Until then stay fit and fiddle.

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