What is Janu Sirsasana
Janu Sirsasana Janu means knee and sirsha means head. Janu Sirsasana is a good pose to stretch the kidney area which renders a different effect than that of Pascimottanasana.
- This asana is for all levels of students, Janu Sirsasana is also a spinal twist. It is a pose to enjoy asymmetry. The potential is to free up constriction in different parts of the back and to loosen the hamstrings.
Also Know as: Head-to-Knee Forward Bend Posture, Spinal Twist Pose, Janu Shish Asan, Janu-Shirsha Asana, Janoo Sirsha, J-Sirsasna
How to start this Asana
- Start while sitting in Dandasana .
- Bend your left leg so that bottom part of your foot is touching to the right thigh while heel in groin.
- Make sure to straight your spine.
- Breathe in and raise your arms up.
- Start bending forward very slowly while exaling keeping spine straight.
- Reach the maximum formard position.
- If needed get the help of your thighs muscles to stretch.
- After reaching at the maximum bend position, lower your arms to hold right foot.
- Maintain this position till you feel comfortable while breathing slowly.
How to end this Asana
- To Release: Inhale and come up with a straight back and repeat the same procedure with the other leg.
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Benefits of Janu Sirsasana
According to research, this Asana is helpful as per below(YR/1)
- It improves the digestion system and stimulates the liver and kidney.
- Helps in relieving the symptoms of menopause.
- It also stretches the shoulders, spine, hamstrings and groins.
- It calms the brain and helps in relieving mild depression.
- Strengthens the back muscles during pregnancy.
Precaution to be taken before doing Janu Sirsasana
As per several scientific studies, precautions need to be taken in diseases mentioned as per below(YR/2)
- Not for the persons who have asthma, diarrhoea, and knee injury.
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
Janu Sirsasana is helpful in increase flexibility of muscles, improves shape of the body, reduce mental stress, as well improves overall health.
