Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
References
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/472
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhN7SG-H-3k
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
How I feel in Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Physical and therapeutic benefits of Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
- Stretches the chest, neck, and spine
- Helps alleviate stress, anxiety, fatigue, backache, headache, and insomnia
- Stimulates abdominal organs, lungs, and thyroid
- Rejuvenates tired legs
- Improves digestion
- Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause
- Relieves menstrual discomfort when done supported
How to get in and out of setu bandha sarvangasana
2. Press your inner feet and arms into the floor, push your tailbone upward toward the pubis, and lift the buttocks off the floor. Keep your thighs and inner feet parallel. Clasp the hands below your pelvis and extend through the arms to help you stay on the tops of your shoulders.
3. Lift your buttocks until the thighs are about parallel to the floor. Keep your knees directly over the heels, but push them forward, away from the hips, and lengthen the tailbone toward the backs of the knees. Lift the pubis toward the navel.
4. Lift your chin slightly away from the sternum and, firming the shoulder blades against your back, press the top of the sternum toward the chin. Firm the outer arms, broaden the shoulder blades, and try to lift the space between them at the base of the neck (where it's resting on the blanket) up into the torso.
5. Hold posture for 30 seconds to one minute. Release, rolling the spine slowly down onto the floor.