USHTRA ASANAA / CAMEL POSE

Ushtra Asana or Camel Pose: aims at opening up the chest cavity, promoting lymph drainage, sliming the thighs, waist line, hip and activating the Vishuddha chakra or thyroid plexus.

Duration 10 to 30 Seconds

Benefits

Body

•  Excellent when done in combination with Shashank Asana.
• Increases the lung capacity by expanding the rib cage.
• Work to mobilize the fat tissue of abdomen, thighs and hips.
• Increases the muscular flexibility, mobility of joints and elasticity of ligaments of the spine.
• With gravity pull, blood circulation is boosted in head and hence, sensory organs are activated and helps in curing hair problems.
• Strengthens the arms, shoulders, knees and thighs.
• Massages the kidneys & bladder and gives simultaneous stretch and contraction to posterior and anterior sides of the body.

Mind

• Increases blood supply to brain and increases memory, concentration and reduces stress and anxiety levels.
• Helps incases of insomnia, nightmares, disturbed sleep, depression, tension headaches.
• Regulates the functioning of the pituitary, pineal thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands.

Pranic

• Increases the flow of prana to brain and spine.
• Activates the Udaan Vaayu, energizing the Vishuddha chakra.