| Folks we are going over the back bending exercises in | | | | Lie down. Bend the arms and legs. |
| Yoga, and we have gone over a desciption of them, | | | | Raise the body and rest on the hands and feet. |
| their benefits, and actually discussed the Bow Pose. | | | | Tuck your head firmly in between your shoulders. |
| Now we would be going over the Wheel Pose. | | | | This pose |
| As the name suggests, the ‘Wheel Pose' or | | | | -Influences all hormonal secretions and relieves various |
| Chakrasana, involves body movements in the way so | | | | gynecological disorders. |
| that the resulting posture resembles a semi-circle. | | | | -Strengthens the arms chest and wrists. |
| This asana resembles in it's movements with the | | | | -Keeps the body alert and supple. |
| gymnastic back bend. | | | | Duration: 15 seconds to 2 minutes |
| However, it should be noted that the differentiating | | | | At this stage, you would be basically positioned |
| feature, is that during the ‘wheel pose' the person | | | | physiologically in an opposite to the bow pose; (sort of |
| lies straight on the ground, and then raises his body | | | | how the plough pose was a direct opposite of the |
| upwards however, while during the gymnastic back | | | | forward bend, notice the link?) but at this juncture, |
| bends, the individual attains standing posture, and bends | | | | instead of doing the restorative pose after executing |
| backward to keep palms to rest on the ground. | | | | this we would be going right into the next poses; the |
| Ideally, this asana is advised to be performed in the | | | | spinal twists. |
| daytime (morning or afternoon). | | | | But that about covers the backbending exercises and |
| Now for the actual technique: | | | | the main essential ones. |
| Wheel Pose (Chakrasana) | | | | |