Ashwasanchalan Asana Variation

How to do it?

• Kneel down on your palms and knees
• Bring left foot in between palms
• Ensure your full palms are placed on the floor in line with your foot
• Keep right knee down and tuck

your toe

• Raise arms in line with your ears, interlocking fingers with index fingers pointed forward
• With relaxed mind and breath straighten left knee
• Gently bend from hips(60 degrees), keeping back straight and core engaged
• Be aware of the extension of spine from the tailbone till the crown of the head
• Focus your gaze straight at a point
• Hold the pose for 1 minute breathing rhythmically
• Change the orientation of leg to complete the cycle

Benefits

• Opens groin and psoas muscles improving flexibility of the hips
• Stretches leg muscles from ankle till origin of hamstring
• Warms up and prepares body for back-bends
• Strengthens knees, ankles, and waist
• Therapeutic for indigestion, constipation, and sciatica
• Lengthens the spine and strengthens muscles of chest, opening heart and increasing lung capacity
• Increases willpower, courage and determination making the practitioner more positive
• Can be used to transition between asanas in vinyasa flows

Caution

People with knee and ankle injuryshould go slower when performing this asana.

— Grand Master Akshar, Akshar Power Yoga Academy, #4004, 100 Feet Road,

Indiranagar m akshar@aksharyoga.com