Supine Angle - Supta Konasana
STEPS : Lie down on your back, extending the legs and arms straight on the floor. Inhale, swinging the legs over the head until the toes touch the floor as in halasana. Raise your arms to grab the big toes with corresponding hands wrapping the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Exhale holding the toes, separate the legs as wide as possible. Stay there for 20–30 seconds, breathing deeply with an inverted but erect spine. Take a deep breath in to rock up onto the sit bones balancing hovering the legs on the air keeping the grip on the toes intact. Exhale gradually, keeping the widely separated legs and chin on the floor. Inhale lifting the chest up and then release the hands off the toes. Bring the legs closer and relax in dandasana.
Benefits of Supine Angle - Supta Konasana
- Stimulates abdominal organs like the ovaries and prostate gland, bladder, and kidneys.
- Stimulates the heart and improves general circulation.
- Stretches the inner thighs, groins, and knees.
- Helps relieve the symptoms of stress, mild depression, menstruation, and menopause.
- Stretches the shoulders and spine.