Youarehere:Home1/ayurveda2/SurprisingBenefitsOfPerformingDhanurasanaToReduceLethargy!!DhanurasanaisotherwisecalledUrdvaChakrasanaorBowPose.ThisnameoriginallycomesfromtwoSanskritwordssuchasDhanurameaning“bow”andAsanameaning“seat”or“posture”.InDhanurasanayouraisethetwohalvesofyourbodyatonce,properlycombiningthetwomovementsofLocustandCobra,aswellascounteringtheforwardbendandplough.Similartothearcherstringingthebow,peoplecanusetheirarmsandhandsinordertopulltheirlegsandtrunkuptogetherforformingthecurve.Ittonesthebackmusclesaswellasmaintainsyourspine’selasticity,increasingvitalityandimprovingposture.Youcanbalancetheentireweightofyourbodyonabdomenalsominimizesyourabdominalfat.Alongwiththis,italsokeepsyourreproductiveanddigestivesystemhealthy.Dhanurasananotonlybringssomehealthbenefit,butalsoprovidestheinternalorgansanexcellentandpowerfulmassage.Inthebeginning,youwillreallyfinditsimpletoliftthekneeswithyourlegsapart.Itisoneofthemostimportantandhighlypreferredyogaposturewellknownforitsadvantagesandhealthbenefitssuchastreatingasthma,weightloss,increasingsuppleandflexibility,strengtheningyourlowerbackandmore.Description:Youcanlieonthebellybyusingyourhandsnexttothetorsoandpalmsup.Youcanexhaleaswellasbendtheknees,briningyourheelsclosetothebuttocks.Afterthat,youcanreachbackwiththehandsandgetholdoftheankles.Ensurethatthekneesarenotwiderthanyourhip’swidth,andmaintainthehipwidthofyourkneesforthetimeofthispose.Youcaninhaleaswellaslifttheheelsstronglyawayfromthebuttocksand,atatime,liftthethighsawayfromfloor.Itwillhaveaneffectivepullingtheuppertorsoaswellasheadoffyourfloor.Youcanburrowyourtailbonelowerdowntowardfloor,andthenkeepthebackmusclesverysoft.Asyoupersistliftingthethighsandheelshigher,presstheshoulderbladestightlyagainstthebackinordertoopenheart.Youcandrawyourtopsofshouldersawayfromtheears.Now,youcangazeforward.Withyourbellypressedalongsidethefloor,thebreathingprocesswillbelittledifficult.Youcanbreathehigherintoyourtorsobackandmakesurenottostopbreathing.Youcanstayintheposeanywhe