Asan Pranayam Mudra Bandh

SR No.: 009366
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Satyanand Saraswati Swami
Publisher: Yoga Publication Trust
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 560
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 5 MB

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Breathing: Inhale in the starting position.
Retain the breath inside while raising the body. Retain the breath inside or breathe normally in the final position.
Exhale while lowering the body. Duration: Hold for as long as is comfortable. Practise up to 3
rounds. Awareness: Physical - on relaxing the spine in the final position
and on the chest and abdomen.
Spiritual - on manipura chakra. Sequence: Chakrasana should be practised after mastery of
preliminary and intermediate backward bending asanas. It may be followed with forward bending asanas such as halasana and sarvangasana which apply a tight forward
lock on the neck. Contra-indications: Chakrasana should not be practised by
people with any illness, weak wrists, during pregnancy or
when feeling generally tired. Benefits: Chakrasana is beneficial to the nervous, digestive,
respiratory, cardiovascular and glandular systems. It influences all the hormonal secretions and relieves various
gynaecological disorders. Practice note: Chakrasana should preferably be practised on a
soft carpet which will protect the head. It should not be practised on a blanket which may slip. This is an inverted asana in which the whole body and nervous system are being placed in an abnormal position. It may be difficult to raise the body because the nervous system is not ready. If the sense of position in space, or proprioception, is lost, strength is also lost. This asana
develops this sense of position in space. Variation I: (from the standing position)
Stand with the feet about one foot apart. Raise the arms straight up over the head about shoulder width apart. Bend backward, bending first the knees, then the hips and finally the spine. Bring the hands to the floor under the shoulders.
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