This pose helps to open shoulder, chest, knee joint, thigh bone and pelvic area
Pose Level-1
Contraindications and Cautions:
- Knee pain
- Shoulder injuries
- Wrist injuries
- Pregnancy (2nd and 3rd trimester)
Alternative Pose:
Vajrasana, Virasana, Supta Virasana, Bhujangasana, Makrasana.
Reverse Poses:
Tadasana, Ardha Padmasana, Janusirasana, Garudasana
Benefits:
- Low backache
- Sciatica
- Stretches the entire front of the body, ankles, thighs and groins, abdomen and chest, and throat, and deep hip flexors (psoas)
- Strengthens the back muscles
- Improves posture
- Stimulates the organs of the abdomen