What is Dhanurasana
Dhanurasana This asana actually looks a lot like an archer’s bow when you are in full pose. This is a pose best done after a little warm-up with other poses.
- It may be difficult for beginners. Bhujangasana, or cobra pose, is a nice pose to start building up the strength required in bow posture.
Also Know as: Bow Posture, Bow Pose, Dhanur Asana, Bowposture
How to start this Asana
- Lie down on your stomach.
- Bend your knees and hold the ankles.
- Inhale and pull your hands and push with your legs, knees together, till the trunk forms an arc shape with only the stomach on the ground.
- Look up and remain in the position for a while.
How to end this Asana
- Retain breath and then exhale and lie flat.
- After releasing, lie in shavasan for a while.
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Benefits of Dhanurasana
According to research, this Asana is helpful as per below(YR/1)
- It reduces abdominal fat.
- The compressing of the spinal column, pressing the nerves with the scapulae (The winged bones at the back attached to the arms) minimizes blood circulation while in the asan.
- When the position is released, blood supply is increases to many important organs as well it also increases flexibility of spine.
Precaution to be taken before doing Dhanurasana
As per several scientific studies, precautions need to be taken in diseases mentioned as per below(YR/2)
- Not for persons suffering from peptic ulcer, hernia, or cases of thyroid or endocrine gland disorders.
- Do not try to stay in position if you are feeling too much pain.
So, consult your doctor if you have any of the problem mentioned above.
Histroy and scientific base of Yoga
Due to the oral transmission of sacred writings and the secrecy of its teachings, yoga’s past is riddled with mystery and confusion. Early yoga literature were recorded on delicate palm leaves. So it was easily damaged, destroyed, or lost. Yoga’s origins may be dated back over 5,000 years. However other academics believe it could be as old as 10,000 years. Yoga’s lengthy and illustrious history may be split into four distinct periods of growth, practise, and invention.
- Pre Classical Yoga
- Classical Yoga
- Post Classical Yoga
- Modern Yoga
Yoga is a psychological science with philosophical overtones. Patanjali begins his Yoga method by instructing that the mind must be regulated – Yogahs-chitta-vritti-nirodhah. Patanjali does not delve into the intellectual underpinnings of the need to regulate one’s mind, which are found in Samkhya and Vedanta. Yoga, he continues, is the regulation of the mind, the constraint of the thought-stuff. Yoga is a science based on personal experience. The most essential advantage of yoga is that it helps us to maintain a healthy bodily and mental state.
Yoga can help to slow down the ageing process. Since aging starts mostly by autointoxication or self-poisoning. So, we can considerably limit the catabolic process of cell degeneration by keeping the body clean, flexible, and properly lubricated. Yogasanas, pranayama, and meditation must all be combined to reap the full advantages of yoga.
SUMMARY
Dhanurasana is helpful in increase flexibility of muscles, improves shape of the body, reduce mental stress, as well improves overall health.
