Curative Yoga
The Bow (Dhanur Asana)
Benefits
- Tones the back muscles, maintains the elasticity of your
spine
- Improves posture and increases vitality
- Reduces abdominal fat
- Keeps the digestive and reproductive systems healthy.
- Effective for Bronchitis, Asthma, Constipation, Diabetes,
Rheumatism etc.
Description of the asana
- Lie down on your front, head down. Inhale and bend your
knees up, then reach back with your hands and clasp hold of your
ankles. Exhale.
- lnhaling, raise your head and chest, and simultaneously pull
your ankles up, lifting the knees and thighs off the floor. Arch
backward and look up. Take three deep breaths in this pose, then
exhale and release it.
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