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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Padmasana (Lotus pose)

Procedure for Padmasana (Lotus Pose):

  • Sit erect and stretch your legs out in front of you.
  • Bend one leg to place foot on thigh of other, the sole facing upwards.
  • Similarly, bend other leg too, so that heels are opposite each other and placed in such a way that they press down on other side of groin.
  • Keep your neck, head and spine straight.
  • Place your palms one upon other, both turned upward and cupped, and rest them on upturned heels a little below the navel.
Advantages of Padmasana (Lotus Pose):
  • Padmasana is a good pose for doing Pranayama and Meditation.
  • It helps in the treatment of many heart and lung diseases and digestive disorders.
  • It also calms and refreshes the mind.
  • It makes endocrine glands efficient.
  • It is very helpful in insomnia patients & also helpful to reduce obesity.
  • It helps in increasing vitality power of body.
Therapeutics:
  • Asthma
  • Insomnia
  • Hysteria
  • Depression

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