Learn yoga in 25 days,Yoga class Day 1 & Benefits of Konasana (Bound Angle Pose)1

Konasana(Bound Angle Pose) Kona =Angle; Asana = Pose/Posture:

Other Names- Angle Pose, Reverse tee posture, Kona Asana, Kon Asan

Description:

The posture has a shape of an angle formed by the arms and the legs. So it is called Konasana. In this asana, the balance is maintained with the palms and the heels firmly fixed on the ground.

How to do Konasana:

• Stand straight with feet about hip width distance apart and arms alongside the body.
• Breathe in and raise the left arm up so that the fingers point towards the ceiling.
• Breathe out and bend to the right, first from the spine, and then move your pelvis to the left and bend a
  little more. Keep your left arm pointing up.

• Turn your head to look up at the left palm. Straighten
  the elbows.
• Breathing in, straighten your body back up.
• Breathing out, bring the left arm down.
• Repeat with the right arm.

• Benefits

  • This asana strengthens the shoulders and alleviates the abdominal disorders.
  • It gives sufficient exercise to the legs and the spine.
  • This asana is considered to be a variation of Paschimottanasana. So if it is practiced after practicing Paschimottanasana, it gives many benefits.

  Caution

  Those suffering from cervical and lumbar spondilitis and hypertension should not practice it.

Baddha Konasana(Bound Angle Pose):

• Sit with your legs straight out in front of you, raising your pelvis on a blanket if your hips or groins are tight. Exhale, bend your knees, pull your heels toward your pelvis, then drop your knees out to the sides and press the soles of your feet together.
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• Bring your heels as close to your pelvis as you comfortably can. With the first and second finger and thumb, grasp the big toe of each foot. Always keep the outer edges of the feet firmly on the floor. If it isn't possible to hold the toes, clasp each hand around the same-side ankle or shin.Sit so that the pubis in front and the tailbone in back are equidistant from the floor. The perineum then will be approximately parallel to the floor and the pelvis in a neutral position. Firm the sacrum and shoulder blades against the back and lengthen the front torso through the top of the sternum.
• Never force your knees down. Instead release the heads of the thigh bones toward the floor. When this action leads, the knees follow.Stay in this pose anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes. Then inhale, lift your knees away from the floor, and extend the legs back to their original position.

Benefits

• Soothes menstrual discomfort and sciatica
• Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause
• Therapeutic for flat feet, high blood pressure, infertility, and asthma
• Consistent practice of this pose until late into pregnancy is said to help ease childbirth.