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Chakrasana Yoga | Yoga for Chakrasana | Supine Pose Yoga | Chakrasana Pose

This asana has come through tradition. The body takes the shape of the top half of a wheel and hence it is called Chakrasana.It is also known as the ‘Wheel posture’. In Sanskrit ‘Chakra’ means ‘wheel’. The backwards arched body of the yoga practitioner in Chakrasana appear like the wheel rim.Chakrasana has derived its name, because of the peculiar shape the body takes, while performing the asana or pose.his asana is so named because the body takes the shape of a circle or a semi circle.

Lying on your back, bend both knees and place the feet flat on the floor hip width apart. Press the feet into the floor, inhale and lift the hips up, rolling the spine off the floor. Engage the thighs, buttocks and mula bandha.Place the palms underneath the shoulders with the fingers pointed towards the head and the elbows shoulder width apart. Lie down on a mat, on your back.Spread your legs so they are shoulder-length apart.

Similarly, bend your elbows so your fingers are touching your shoulders.Breathe IN. Slowly, using the force of your hands and legs, push yourself up until your body is fully extended in an inverted U.While inhaling, slowly raise your body upward, resting on the feet and the palms, thus curving the spine. Retain the pose for a few seconds and, breathing normally, gradually increase the duration.Concentrate on the spine. While exhaling slowly come back and rest in Shavasna for a while.

Ensure that the palms and the fingers are beneath the corresponding shoulders.The heels and the palms must in the same line.Inhale deeply but slowly.Press down the feet and the hands.Breathe and hold for 2 to 4 breaths.To release, exhale and slowly bend the elbows to lower the head, neck and then shoulders to the floor. Bend the knees to slowly roll the spine and hips back to the floor.

Benefits for Chakrasana Yoga Pose:

1.Strengthens the muscles of the hands and feet.

2.Increases elasticity of the spinal cord.

3.All the of Shalabha, Bhujanga and Ddhanurasanas are obtained from this asana.

4.Excellent for the heart, as it causes the aorta to stretch.

5.Strengthens the liver, pancreas and kidneys.
It minimizes the stiffness of spine and connected nerves are made strong.

6.The side muscles are also made strong.