Akarna Dhanurasana is a special yoga posture, with the help of which many major muscles of the body are made flexible. It is a medium range yoga posture performed by experienced practitioners. However, beginners can also adopt this yoga pose by practicing regularly and with the help of a yoga instructor. Akarna Dhanurasana mainly stretches the joints of the hips and the muscles around it. The body posture during Akarna Dhanurasana is formed according to the arrows in the bow and hence is known as Archer Pose in English.
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Benefits:
If Akarna Dhanurasana Yoga Mudra is done with the right technique and taking care of special things, then many health benefits can be obtained from it –
1. Brings flexibility in the joints of the hips
During the practice of Akarna Dhanurasana, mainly the joints of the hips are stretched, due to which the surrounding muscles also get flexible.
2. Remove pain in the joints
During Akarna Dhanurasana, the stiffness of the joints present in many parts of the body starts to go away, due to which pain and other problems are also cured.
3. To strengthen the muscles of the shoulders
In Akarna Dhanurasana, the legs are pulled on the hands and shoulders, due to which the muscles of the shoulders also get stretched and they become strong.
4. Provides support to the spine
By practicing Akarna Dhanurasana regularly, the muscles around the spine become strong, which gives it support.
However, the health benefits of this asana completely depend on the method of yoga asana and your health condition.
Steps to do Archer Pose:
If you are going to practice Akarna Dhanurasan for the first time, then following steps may help you to make this yoga pose –
- First of all, lay a mat on a flat ground and sit on it in Dandasana posture.
- Take a deep breath and hold the toes of both hands
- Bend the knee of the left leg and slowly start pulling it with the left hand
- Try to bring the leg closer to the shoulder by pulling it with the help of hand.
- You can do this yoga kriya for the duration as per your capacity and then gradually come back
- to normal state, if you have any question related to this, contact a good yoga instructor.
Precautions:
The practice of Akarna Dhanurasana is usually done under the supervision of a yoga instructor and during this it is necessary to take the following precautions –
- Before starting yoga, stretch the legs well
- Do not do yoga immediately after eating food
- pull the leg according to the capacity
- do not force any action
- If there is pain in any joint, stop the action immediately.
When not to do Akarna Dhanurasana:
There are some health conditions during which a doctor’s permission should be taken before practicing Akarna Dhanurasana –
- severe pain or injury to any part of the body
- respiratory or cardiovascular disease
- tightness in body
- pregnancy or menstruation
- disability or old age
