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.
- Asthma
- Insomnia
- Hysteria
- Depression
