Raised Foot Posture and gas trouble
Uttanpadasana is also called Raised foot pose, Raised feet Pose, or Uttana Pada Asana. This is a classical asana (Yoga pose), which you do lying on your back. The benefits are immense, but it also has certain contraindications for certain people. Still, the benefits far outweigh the contraindications. Just remember to concentrate on your breathing and synchronize your movements while doing the pose.
Instructions
- Start the pose lying flat on your back. Keep both your feet and knees together and breathe normally.
- With an exhalation, arch your back by raising your chin and tilting head your head backwards, till you are resting on the crown of your head. Feel free to use your hands and raise your head to take it back, if need be. Lay your arms by your sides and continue breathing normally.
- Stretch your back and, with another deep exhalation, raise both your legs simultaneously to a 45 or 50 degree angle from your mat.
- Now raise your arms and hold them above your torso and parallel to the floor. See that both your arms and your legs are straight, not bent at the knees or elbows. Continue to breathe normally.
- Your body will now be resting only on your buttocks and on the crown of your head.
- To exit the pose, with a deep exhalation, lower both your arms and your legs to the floor. Lower your back, straighten out and relax.
Benefits
- This asana (pose) is very beneficial for those suffering from diabetes, constipation, indigestion and nervous weakness.
- It exercises all the muscles in the abdominal region, both internal and externally, thus getting rid of a lot of disorders.
- It corrects the pancreatic malfunction.
- Strengthens the spinal cord and corrects disorders of the back.
- Takes away the extra weight of abdominal areas and has significant healing and corrective effects on problems afflicting the waist or belly area, and the buttocks, as well as the hip-joints.
Contraindications
- Those suffering from muscle pull and lumbar sodalities had best avoid.
- Those with High Blood Pressure and lower back aches should practice carefully. Initially, use your hands to raise your legs, but see that while raising your legs you don’t bend your knees.
- Those nursing a spinal injury should do this asana (pose) raising just one leg at a time. This is because, when you raise both your legs upwards, you will be putting undue strain on your spine.
Daily prescribed practice
Do not practice this pose more than five times a day.
