FacebookSDK(Plugin)AboutPrivacyContactusSubmityourArticle#TopTagsCONCEPTSHINDUISMSCRIPTURESARTSSCIENCE+TRADITIONRELIGIONSPIRITUALHEALTHTypeHeretoGetSearchResults!HomeYogaPosturesTheParsvaDhanurasana-SideBowPoseASHTANGAYOGAHEALTHVIDEOSYOGAYOGAPOSESYOGAPOSES&VIDEOSYogaPosturesTheParsvaDhanurasana-SideBowPoseTheHinduPortal1Dhanurasana(BowPose)andParshvaD.(SideBowPose)areheretohelpyouifyouaresufferingfrompittaandconstipationdisorders,forgetantibioticsandstartpracticingtheasanas.HowTo:Lieflatonthestomach,chinonthefloorwiththearmsbythesidesofthebodyandthelegsstraightandtogether.Withthekneesapart,bendthelegsatthekneebringingthefeettowardsthebuttocks.Grasptheanklesfromtheoutsidewiththearmsstraight,rollingtheshoulderbladesbackandtogethertoopenthechest.Liftthefeetupandawayfromthebuttocks.Theactionshouldliftthethighsandupperbodyoffthefloorsothatonlythelowerabdomenor,ifpossible,thepelvissupportstheentirebodyweight.Keeptheback,armsandshouldersrelaxedonlythelegmusclesareactivetoholdtheposition.Inhaleandcarefullyshiftthebodyweighttotherighttorollontotherightside.Holdthepositionfor10-20seconds.Shiftthebodyweightbacktothelefttoreturntothecentralposition.Repeattheposeontheleftside.Slowlylowerthelegsbacktowardsthebuttocks,releasetheanklesbackdowntothefloor.Breathing:Inhaletoenergise.Exhalewhileliftingintothepose.Inhalewhilerollingtotheside.Breathenormallyinthefinalposition.Inhalewhilereturningtothecentralposition.Exhalewhilerelaxingbacktotheground.Benefits:DigestiveSystem -Theasanamassagestheabdominalorgansandmusclesincludingthekidneys,liverandpancreas.Helpstorelieveconstipationandimproveliverfunction.Respiratory -Theopeningofthechesthelpstostrengthenthediaphragmandbuildlungcapacity.Anatomical-Dhanurasanahelpstoalignvertebraeanddiscsinthespineandstretchesbackligaments,musclesandnervesforthetreatmentofslippeddisksandrelieffrombackpain.Dhanurasanaiseffectiveinstraighteningupperspinehunches.Tips:Youcanfinishthisyogaasanabyallowingyourrightshouldermovetowardsthefloorandrollingoverontoyour