Kandapeedanasana

This asana presses the Kanda (the place near the navel). So it is called Kandapeedanasana.

Procedure for Kandapeedanasana:

• Sit on the floor. Bend the legs at the knees.

• Bring the feet towards the trunk until the heels are close to the perineum, and keep the knees on the floor.

• Join the palms in front of the chest. Keep the trunk erect.

• Keep the nose, the palms and the feet in a vertical straight line.

• Breathe in the normal way.

• This asana should be practiced with caution.

• Persons whose thighs and calves are heavy will find it difficult to practice this asana.

• Those having a slim body can perform this asana comfortably.

Advantages of Kandapeedanasana:

• This asana cures all kinds of alignments and disorders of the knees. It also cures arthritis

• It strengthens the calves, arteries and veins

• It stimulates Kundalini Shakti

• This asana is the same as Padmasana or Siddhasana, so it has all the benefits of Padmasana and Siddhasana.

Therapeutics:

• Knee disorders

• Insomnia

• Asthma

• Hysteria

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             Yoga Asanas on Abdominal Positions

             Yoga Asanas on Leg Positions

             Yoga Asanas on Kneeling Positions

Ardha Baddha Padma Padangusthasana (Bound Half Lotus Tip-Toe-Pose)

Procedure for Ardha Baddha Padma Padangusthasana (Bound Half Lotus Tip-Toe-Pose):

• Squat down bringing your buttocks to your heels. Your heels will automatically rise off the floor as you balance on your toes.  Straighten your spine.

• Balancing yourself on the tips of your right fingers, grab your right foot with your left hand and bring the top of your right foot to the top of your left thigh so that you are in half lotus balancing on your left toes.

• Lower your left hand to the ground and shift your weight to your left fingertips.  Swing your right arm behind your back and grab onto your right toes.

• When you find your balance straighten your spine and raise your left hand from the ground and straighten it straight out to the side so that it is parallel to the ground.  Lengthen your neck and gaze forward.

Advantages of Ardha Baddha Padma Padangusthasana (Bound Half Lotus Tip-Toe-Pose):

• Stretches your legs, ankles, feet, hips and groins

• Strengthens your ankles and core

Therapeutics:

• Diabetes

• Infertility

• Sciatica

             Yoga Asanas on Sitting Positions

             Yoga Asanas on Head Positions

             Yoga Asanas on Supine Positions

             Yoga Asanas on Hand Positions

             Yoga Asanas on Abdominal Positions

             Yoga Asanas on Leg Positions

             Yoga Asanas on Kneeling Positions