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Yoga – Part XXII:
Uttanasana
(Intense Forward Stretch)
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Picture 2
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Picture 1
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As shown in the first picture, stay steadily and raise your hands
while looking forward. Inhale and exhale rhythmically for seven to eight
seconds. Picture 1
As shown in the second picture, place your fingers under your soles
and try to clutch the sole with your fingers. Try to be in this posture
for seven or eight seconds. Practise this posture about three times.
Benefits of this posture
- Improves your flexibility in the spine and as a result improves
flexibility of the whole body. - Complexion of the face and the
brightness in the eyes will improve due to proper blood circulation in
the head and face.
However, those who have injuries in the neck and spine and pregnant
women should not practise this posture.
The body should not bend down at once. Practise it gradually.
Model: Rashmi Wijesinghe
Instructor: Roland Withanage (Dip. in Yoga, India)
Pictures by Kosala Senarath.
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