This asana will strengthen the spine and provide relief from back pain, include it in your daily routine.

Benefits Of Akarn Dhanurasana: It is not easy for everyone to take care of their health due to hectic life and busy lifestyle. Sitting in the same posture in the office chair for hours in a busy life, irregular daily routine and lack of nutrients further increase the problem due to pain in the spine and weakening of muscles.

Apart from this, sitting in the same posture causes problems like back pain and stiffness. For this, it is necessary to take help of yoga more than medicines. Dhanurasana, an asana found in ancient yoga, provides a simple and effective solution to these problems.

Know what is Akarna Dhanurasana

Akarna Dhanurasana is beneficial for keeping the body strong and the mind happy. Akarna Dhanurasana makes the spine flexible, strengthens the muscles and brings balance to the entire body. Regular exercise provides relief from pain and increases energy. According to Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Akarna Dhanurasana is an asana which strengthens and makes many parts of the body flexible. This asana is done like the bow and arrow posture, in which one leg is held with the hand and brought near the ear.

Benefits of doing Akarna Dhanurasana

If you include Akarna Dhanurasana regularly in your daily habit, then you get many benefits from it.

1- Doing this asana provides relief to all the body parts. Doing this Akarna Dhanurasana helps in making the thighs, hips and hamstrings (rear thigh muscles) strong and flexible. In this asana, the act of raising and pulling the legs stretches these parts, which strengthens the muscles and reduces pain.

2- By doing this asana, the spine gets benefits. Daily exercise increases flexibility in the spine and strengthens the spinal cord. This provides relief from problems like back pain, sciatica and waist stiffness.

3- If you do this asana regularly, shoulders and arms get benefited. Shoulders and arms also get strengthened by this asana. The muscles of the shoulders and arms remain fully active while holding and pulling the legs, which increases the strength of the upper body. This asana also helps in removing stiffness from the shoulders and improving posture.

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4- If you do Akarna Dhanurasana, the digestive system gets benefits from it. By doing this asana one gets relief from the problem of constipation and indigestion. The pressure on the abdominal organs improves digestion and reduces problems like gas and bloating.

Experts recommend that you learn this asana initially under the supervision of a yoga instructor. Pregnant women, people with serious back or knee injuries should not do this without advice. By practicing for 5-10 minutes daily, one experiences energy and balance in the body.

According to IANS