Mountain with Arms Up - Urdhva Hastasana
Try out this Asana with me?, Health Challenge Invite. ?rdhva Hast?sana
STEPS :
- From Mountain Pose (Tadasana), inhale to bring your arms out to the sides and up toward the ceiling.
- Keep your arms parallel or bring your palms together overhead only if you can do so without hunching up your shoulders. If your palms are apart, keep them facing each other. Your arms should be very straight and your hands active all the way through the fingertips. Take your gaze (drishti) up toward your thumbs.
- Slide your shoulders away from your ears with a focus on broadening through your collar bones. If you feel like your ribs are jutting forward or pulling apart, knit them back together. Keep your thigh muscles strongly engaged so that they draw the kneecaps up.
- With arms above head, root into your feet as you lift through the crown of your head. Gently pull the navel towards spine while keeping a lift through the sternum.
- Lower your arms to release the pose.
Benefits
- It strengthens the legs and gives an excellent stretch to the whole body.
- It improves the posture of the body and keeps the spine straight.
- It stimulates the digestive system and eases bowel movement.
- It tones and massages the liver, kidneys, and pancreas.
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Who Can Do
Consult a doctor before beginning an exercise regime.