Namaste everyone. I hope you all are having wonderful time. Yoga in general is meant to enhance the quality of life and all our articles are being written keeping this in mind especially for the current generation. With practice of yoga we gradually become aware of how and where we are restricted either in body, mind and heart and it gives us a way to open and release these blockages. As these blockages are cleared, our energy is freed. We start to feel more harmonious, more at one with ourselves. Our lives begin to flow — or we begin to flow more in our lives.
Keeping above intention in mind, we are focusing this week on a yoga pose which is called rock and roll asana. This asana will make you remember your childhood.
This yoga pose is one of the beginner’s level of yoga poses and is generally done as part of the warm up, before the practice of the major yoga poses. But this yoga pose is very good to strengthen the spine and also it is great relaxing posture before going to bed.
Steps for stage 1:
— Lie flat on the back. Bend both legs to the chest.
— Interlock the fingers of both hands and clasp them around the shins just below the knees. This is the starting position.
— Roll the body from side to side 5 to 10 times, touching the side of the legs on the floor.
Steps for Stage 2:
— Sit in the squatting position with the buttocks just above the floor.
— Interlock the fingers of both hands and clasp them around the shins just below the knees.
— Rock the whole body backwards and forwards on the spine. Try to come up into the squatting pose on the feet when rocking forward.
— Practise 5 to 10 times backward and forward.
Breathing: Breathe normally throughout.
Awareness: On the coordination of movement. While relaxing in shavasana be aware of the effects of the asana on the back and buttocks.
Contra-indications: This asana should not be performed by persons with serious back conditions.
Benefits:
— This asana massages the back, buttocks and hips.
— Lower abdominal muscles get stimulated encouraging the proper functioning of the digestive system.
— Releasing of unwanted gas.
— Reduces the extra fat all around the hips and the tummy.
Practice note: Use a folded blanket for this practice so that there is no possibility of causing damage to the spine. While rocking back, the head should remain forward. Be careful not to hit the head on the floor.
