Yoga for Flat Feet

Yoga for Flat Feet specially lays emphasis on a pose called Virasana. In fact, Yoga therapy, stresses upon doing the particular practice as much and for long as possible.

Virasana for Flat Feet

Vira means a warrior, hero or champion. This sitting asana must be done by keeping one’s knees together. At the same time you should spread your feet and rest them by the side of your hips. The sitting asana is excellent also for meditation and pranayama.

How to do Virasana

1. Start by kneeling on the floor, knees together and feet spread around 1½  foot away from each other.
2. The buttocks should be resting on the floor, but not your body or your feet. Your feet should be kept by the side of your thighs; the inner side of each calf should be touching the outer side of both thighs. Keep your toes pointing back and let them touch the floor. Keep your wrists on your knees, your palms facing upwards, and join the tips of your forefingers and thumbs. Extend your other fingers and stretch your back erect.
3. Retain the pose for as long as possible, breathing deeply.
4. Now let your palms rest on your knees for some time.
5. Then interlock your fingers and stretch your arm straight over your head, keeping your palms up.
6. Retain the pose for about 60 seconds breathing deeply.
7. Exhale and release deep finger lock; then place your palms on your soles, bend forward and place your chin on your knees.
8. Retain the position for about 60 seconds breathing deeply.
9. Take a deep inhalation, raise up your trunk, take your feet forward and relax.
10. If you find it tough to do the asana as mentioned above, try to place your feet one over the other and rest your buttocks on them. Slowly and steadily move your toes further and further apart. Now separate your feet and take them to rest outside your thighs. Then, after a while you will find your buttocks resting properly on the floor and your body will not be on your feet.