Ananta Yoga Poses And Benefits

Ananta Yoga Poses And Benefits, Ananta is the name of the thousand-headed serpent upon which famous deity Vishnu rests at the bottom of the primordial ocean.

Ananta is also a name for Vishnu himself. While he sleep a lotus grows from his navel. In that lotus is born Brahma, the Creator of the universe.

The pose imitates the stalk increasing from the navel with the extended leg in that position.

This pose is found in the temple dedicated to Lord Ananta Padmanabha of Trivandrum in South India.

By seeing the archeological verification of yoga postures in motifs and statues, we see the ancient history of yoga revealed in art.

Ananta is a Sanksrit word deriving from ancient Hindu and yoga traditions.

Lie down on a carpet and turn on one side of your body. If you have turned on the right side then use the right arm that is now below your chest to hold up your posture.

Stretch it out and fold it at the prod and place your palm below your head to act as a cushion for the steps to follow.

Now lift your left leg that is on the top of your body, fold it at the knee and hold the big toe of your left leg with your left hand that also is on the top. Keep mouthful of air normally.

Instructions And Poses

Lie on your back.
Roll over onto the right side.
Bend your right arm, and transport your right hand under your head with the fingers toward your chin.
Flex both feet.
Try to keep your whole body in one line, not undulating to one side or the other.
Bend the left knee, and take hold of the left big toe with your left hand.
Straighten the left leg to the ceiling as much as possible.
Maintain the balance on the side without rolling.
Repeat lying on the left side.

Benefits of Anantasana

It is suggested that Anantasana stretches and promotes circulation in the calf and hamstring muscles, thereby strengthening them.
This pose can tone muscles thereby preventing problems related to hernia.
Anantasana is also supposed to tone the pelvis.
Practicing Anantasana can improve your balance.

Indications

Arthritis and sciatica. Mental stress and strain. Stress related disorders: hypertension, pepticulcer and colitis
General physical and mental fatigue
Genitor- urinary disorders of uterus, urinary bladder, testes ovaries and prostate.
Disorders of sex glands.
Oedema of legs or arms menstrual disorders

Technique

Bend your right knee and grab the toes with your right hand’s forefinger and thumb.

If you don’t yet have the stretch needed to hold the toes after the leg is again straightened, loop a yoga belt or strap around the sole of the right foot and grasp it as close to your foot as probable while still being able to make straight the leg.

As you exhale, extend the right arm and leg up at the same time toward the ceiling. Both your resting leg and your comprehensive leg should be actively stretch and straight.