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YOGA, HEALTH AND SPIRITUALITY
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Jain Eusal nternational
Dhanuräsan (Bow Pose)
Steps:
1
Lie down on your front, head down. Inhale and bend your knees up, then reach back with your hands and clasp hold of your ankles. Exhale.
2 While inhaling, raise your head and chest and, simultaneously, pull your ankles up, lifting the knees and thighs off the floor. Arch backwards and look up. Take three deep breaths in this yoga pose, then exhale and release it.
The Rocking Bow
Come into the Bow, then rock forward as you exhale, backward as you inhale. (Don't use your head to rock) Repeat up to ten times, then relax.
Benefits of Dhanuräsan:
1
This prevents the premature calcification of the vertebral joints and it acts on the ligaments, muscles, and nervous centers placed along the spine. 2 The blood flow in the digestive system becomes substantially better.
3 It reduces the anxiety.
THE FIRST STEP OF JAINISM
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