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Parvat Asana is very fruitful to give a balanced stretch to the torso. This is an excellent pose to help incase of prolapsed uterus and abdomen, in toning the abdominal and excretory reproductive organs and trim the waist line in addition to opening up the hip joint.
TECHNIQUE
Sit in Sukh Asana.
Stretch the hands on the sides at the shoulder level and while breathing in, stretch your arms up over head to join the palms in Namaskar.
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Stretch like a candle flame by pulling abdomen in and lifting the rib cage up.
Stretch to the maximum capacity by using your breath, as every exhalation gives you the scope to stretch a little more and drop the head back. Look at your palms.
Slowly bring the hands down, by again stretching on the sides and then finally rest them over the knees.
Keep the knees on floor.
Keep the abdomen pulled in abdominal lock.
Join palm to palm from fingertips to wrist.
Sit on the cushion to avoid the poor posture and ensure the right curve of the back.
Duration is from 10 seconds to 1 minute
In its variation you can do it while sitting on chair.
Another variation is pushing the ceiling of the car with both the palms, after long driving, to avoid blockage of nerve current or prana in the body.
Avoid in cervical problem.
BENEFITS
It gives good stretch to torso.
It ensure the rib cage expansion.
It tones the abdomen, arms and chest cavity.
It releases the compression of back vertebra.
It tones up the abdominal organs and controls their hypo activity and hyperactivity.
It invokes a peaceful state of mind.
It induces the meditative tranquility to the performer and neutralize the lethargy.
It activates the attributes of love and compassion.
It allow a free flow of prana from Mooladhara to Ajna Chakra.
It activates all the psychic centers.
It activates all the Panch Vaayu.
It invokes a triangular flow of nerve current or prana in the body and checks loss of prana from reproductive and excretory system.
It cures prolapsed uterus, prolapsed abdomen, lethargy, backache and respiratory blockages and activates the nerve endings in the palms to allow the flow of current in the whole body hence overall torso is toned.
