Supta Vajrasana for digestion benefits & precuations

Supta Vajrasasna means the reclining Vajrasana. In Sanskrit,’Vajra’ means ‘asleep’ while the entire term ‘ Supta Vajrasana’ refers to the posture where the yoga practitioner will be lying down in a supine position in Vajarasana.

Methodology of Supta Vajrasana

• Flow into Supta Vajrasana from the Vajrasana position.
• Gradually lean back from the waist onwards.
• Support the elbows until the back, shoulders, and head touch the floor.
• Don’t raise the knees from the ground.
• Nor change the legs position.
• Bring your back closer to the ground.
• Lie down in the supine position.
• Cross the arms.
• Place the palms beneath the opposite shoulders.
• The crossed wrists must serve as a cushion for your head.
• Your knees must be kept together.
• The knees will have to touch the ground.
• Close the eyes.
• Hold the ankles.
• Slowly return to the starting position.
• The return position will be in the reverse order with the aid of the elbows.

Advantages of Supta Vajrasana

• The Vajrasana benefits will accrue from this asana as well.
• The chest is expanded.
• Your thorax mobility will be increased.
• Supta Vajrasana has beneficial effects on the gonads as well as the pelvic organs.
• Blood circulation is boosted to the neck, knees, the backside and the thighs.
• The muscles of the legs, thighs, pelvis, abdomen and the thighs are stretched and toned up in the final position of the asana.
• The adrenal glands are stimulated when pressure is put on the small back.
• The utero-abdominal and genitor-urinary organs get extra pressure, and as a result there is a fresh supply of oxygenated blood to the abdominal viscera.
• This also provides augmented tone to the muscles of the bowels, pancreas, liver, and kidneys.