What is Hastpadasana
Hastpadasana Hastpadasana is one of the twelve basic asanas. You must master this pose and its variations before trying the advanced Asanas.
Also Know as: Hand to Foot Pose, Foot to hand Forward Bend Posture, Standing Forward bend, Jackknife Pose, Padahastasana, Hasta-Pada Asana, Hast-Pad-Asan, Hands and feet posture, Hast-padasana
How to start this Asana
- Stand erect and keep both the legs touching each other.
- Take a deep breath and keep both the hands up.
- Now go on exhaling.
- Bend in the front.
- Place both the hands on the ground on both the sides of the legs.
- Touch the head on the knees.
- Do not bend the knees.
- Hold the breath outside.
- Stand steadily in this bent position.
How to end this Asana
- Maintain position and suspension of breath 6 seconds.
- Inhale and then return to the starting position.
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Benefits of Hastpadasana
According to research, this Asana is helpful as per below(YR/1)
- Disorders of the belly and digestive system are corrected.
- The chest and hands become stronger and you become well balanced, beautiful and good looking.
- Diseases of the feet and fingers are also corrected.
Precaution to be taken before doing Hastpadasana
As per several scientific studies, precautions need to be taken in diseases mentioned as per below(YR/2)
- Avoid this asana if you have problem of spinal problems, vertigo, hernia, cardiac problem, hypertension, ulcers, myopia.
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
Hastpadasana is helpful in increase flexibility of muscles, improves shape of the body, reduce mental stress, as well improves overall health.
