Ardha pawanmuktasana
is one of the best yoga poses for beginner, as it is easy to perform and can even be included in a child or toddler’s yoga routine. The term Pawanmuktasana is a combination of the words ‘Pavana’ (the Sanskrit word for wind), ‘mukta’ which means to relieve or release and asana (meaning posture). As the name suggests, Pawanmuktasana helps to release abdominal gas and ease digestive disorders which is why it is one of the most commonly recommended yoga postures for people with digestive problems. Basic yoga poses such as Pawanmuktasana are ideal yoga exercises for beginners as these yoga postures help to tone the muscles of the abdomen and lower back and this makes it easier for the person to move on to more challenging asanas. ↑
Precaution of Ardha pawanmuktasana
- Avoid performing this pose just after you have had any surgery in the abdominal area or suffering from hernia.
- Do not attempt this pose if you have an injury in the spine or sciatica.
- You should also avoid this pose if you are pregnant.
- Do not perform this posture on a full stomach.
- Do ensure that you always practice all yoga poses within your abilities as also within limits.
- Try not to let your lower back come off the floor at all.
- Suffering from high blood pressure issues should not practice.
- People with stomach ulcer problems should avoid.
- Have a slip disc problem. Don't even think about doing pawanmuktasana. ↑
Procedure of Ardha pawanmuktasana
- Lie down on your back; adjust your lower back by sliding your hips and tailbone down towards your heels so that lower back is firmly resting on the floor without any gap or arch.
- Inhale and raise your right leg up to 60 degree (use your core muscles to raise your right leg up); keep your right leg stretched and while maintaining the stretch, bend your right knee and place your right thigh on the right side of your chest; hug your right leg with both the hands; try to hold your elbows with the opposite hands; keep your left leg straight and stretched, left hamstrings pressed against the floor with your left heel sliding out and left toes flexing in.
Benefits of Ardha pawanmuktasana
- Helpful for reproductive organ as well as for menstruation muddle.
- Mild massage to the organs of the digestive system. It help to recover the effectiveness of the inner organs, excite the nerves, moreover increases the movement of blood to the inner organs of the body
- Caring for those sufering from gas troubles, sharpness, arthritis pain, and waist pain and heart problems.
- The pose moreover releases the spinal vertebrae as well as strengthens the muscles of the lower back.
- Helps to decrease obstinate fat deposits from the thighs, buttocks, moreover stomach.
- Help to dispose of any gases which are intent in the large intestine.
- It eases mental lethargy to enable the dischage of toxins from the body as well as carries the mental clearness.
- Brilliant workout moreover assist to tone also strenthens your core muscles.↑
