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________________ Clench the left fist and bring it slightly behind the right fist. Gaze over the right fist as though holding a bow and arrow, and fix the eyes on an imaginary target. Inhale and slowly pull the left fist back to the left ear, tensing both arms as if drawing the bow. The head should e back slightly with this motion so the neck muscles become taut. Keep the left elbow up at shoulder level. Exhale and release the imaginary arrow. Relax the neck and bring the left fist forward to the right fist. Practise 5 times on each side. Breathing: Inhale while pulling back the bowstring; exhale while releasing the bowstring and bringing the hand forward. Awareness: On the breath synchronised with the movement, the tensing of the arms and the imaginary target. Benefits: This asana exercises the shoulders and also uses the short and deep muscles of the neck and shoulder blades. These muscles are not often exercised and can hold a significant amount of postural and subconscious tension which is responsible for stiffness and pain. The alternate tensing and relaxing smoothes out the energy flow and relaxes the muscles, aiding treatment of cervical spondylitis, writer's cramp and shoulder or arm stiffness. 138
SR No.009366
Book TitleAsan Pranayam Mudra Bandh
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorSatyanand Saraswati Swami
PublisherYoga Publication Trust
Publication Year2002
Total Pages560
LanguageHindi
ClassificationBook_Devnagari
File Size5 MB
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