YOGA DRIVES AWAY DISEASES

YOGA DRIVES AWAY DISEASES

21-JUNE-ENG 14

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-------------------------------Lifestyle, Prasarita Padottanasana: The name of Prasarita Padottanasana is made up of three words: Prasarita, Pad, and Uttan. Prasarita means extended or stretched, Pad means feet, and Uttan means stretched. This article describes the method of doing Prasarita Padottanasana and its benefits.

Benefits of doing Prasarita Padottanasana: Stretches the spine and the inner and back parts of the legs, Stimulates the abdominal organs, Calms the mind, Relieves back pain, Therapeutic for headache, Also relieves mild stress and fatigue.

How to do Prasarita Padottanasana: Stand in Tadasana. Inhale and spread your feet 3 to 4.5 feet apart according to your height. Place your hands on your waist and ensure that your heels are aligned, Exhale slowly and start bending from the hip joints until your palms are resting on the floor. The palms should be shoulder-width apart, and the arms and legs should be completely straight, Inhale and lift your head and look forward. Then exhale and bend down from the hip joints as much as you can. Keep your head and back in a straight line as far as possible, In this pose your hands will be bent (see picture above) but the legs will still be straight, If you are flexible enough, keep your palms and feet in a line. This stretches your hip muscles and hamstrings a lot. If this is not possible for you, you can keep your palms ahead of the feet as per your ability, Inhale and exhale a total of five times so that you can stay in the asana for 30 to 60 seconds. Gradually, as your body gains strength and flexibility, you can increase the time. Do not do it for more than 90 seconds, When you can come out of the asana after taking five breaths. To come out of the asana, inhale and lift the head and back together and come up, lift the hands from the ground and place them on the waist again and bring the legs back inside and finish in Tadasana.

Easy way of Prasarita Padottanasana: If you have difficulty in bringing your hands to the ground, you can take the support of a block. If the hands do not reach the bottom, rest them on this block. Choose the height of the block according to your comfort. If you do not have a yoga block, then instead you can use any other object on which you can rest your hands and it can bear your weight, Take these precautions while doing Prasarita Padottanasan, Those who have pain in the lower back should not do Prasarita Padottanasana, Do not exert yourself beyond your physical capacity.