sukhasana ( sit position yoga pose ) | sukhasana yoga pose

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:38:50 +0000

Sukhasana (“easy pose”), is a yoga asana (posture) that basically consists of sitting in the standard cross-legged position. While opening the hips and lengthening the spine, its relative ease on the knees makes this posture preferable to siddhasana and padmasana for many people with physical difficulties. Nevertheless, many schools don’t consider it to be as effective for prolonged meditation sessions, although the 20th century Jnana Yoga guru Ramana Maharshi advocated it as suitable for attaining Enlightenment.

How to do Sukhasana (Instructions) :

* Sit down on a flat and smooth surface, preferably the ground.
* Stretch both the legs in front of you.
* Keep your hands on the side, making sure to have the palms resting on the ground. Fingers should be together and point forward.
* First fold the left leg slightly, at the knee, followed by the right leg.
* Now, join the soles of the both the feet and hold the legs at ankle by the hands.
* Moving slowly, start bringing the legs towards yourself. Continue doing so till the time the legs reach under the perineum.
* At this point of time, your knees should remain on the ground, while your body should be erect and your gaze directly in the front.
* Keep your hands on your knees, in gyana mudra (you have to hold the index finger against tip of thumb, having the other three fingers straight).
* Hold the position for 4-5 minutes.
* Now, gradually loosen your legs and come back to the original position.

Benefits:

* Sukhasana is believed to aid tuneful, but controlled stimulation of the erotic processes as well as the creative imagination of a person.
* Indulging in the asana, after you have undergone a stressful and tiring day, will help you get over the exhaustion and make you feel refreshed.
* In case you are stressed out mentally, either from too much work or too monotonous work, practicing Sukhasana will provide you with mental peace and calm.
* The asana has been found to be very beneficial for strengthening the lumbar region of the body.
* Practicing Sukhasana will help you achieve a state of composure and harmony, by eliminating all the unnecessary anxiety.
* Throughout the posture, the backbone remains in the ideal position, making the asana beneficial for those who are suffering from back pain.
* Sukhasana is one of the simplest postures in yoga and can be undertaken by almost anyone, with hardly a few exceptions.
* The asana helps makes the waist and lower region of a person quite flexible.

EASY STEPS TO DO SUKHASANA:

1. Bend your left leg and keep it under the thigh of your right leg.
2. Bend your right leg and keep it under the thigh of your left leg.
3. Straighten your spine, sit erect with hands on the knees.
4. Stay for one minute, meditating and come back to the original position.

Benefits: This helps to increase the digestive fire and gives good appetite, health and happiness. This is good for children

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sukhasana ( sit position yoga pose ) | sukhasana yoga pose