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Makarasana or the Crocodile pose is a yoga asana used for relaxation.The pose resembles a crocodile taking rest in water, keeping its neck and face above the surface water level.
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Index • Makarasan Yoga • What You Should Know Before Performing Makarasana • Benefits of Makarasana • Precautions For Makarasana
MAKARASAN YOGA • Makarasana or the Crocodile pose is a yoga asana used for relaxation. • The name comes from the Sanskrit makar, meaning "crocodile," and asana, meaning "pose."
It is perfect for back and shoulder problems. • The pose resembles a crocodile taking rest in water, keeping its neck and face above the surface water level.
What You Should Know Before Performing Makarasana • Makarasana is practiced in the end of a yoga session to cool down your body. • So, it is best to practice Makarasana early in the morning on an empty stomach and clean bowels.
You can also do it in the evenings after a three to four-hour gap from last meal. • If you want to do only Makarasana, it is not necessary that your stomach must be empty. • Following are the 8 steps for how to do Makarasana with approved Method of Performing Makarasana and its benefits.
Step 1 • First lie down on carpet such that your chest, chin and abdomen are in touch with the floor. Step 2 • Next stretch out both the legs together at the full distance.
Step 3 • Keep both hands on their respective sides. Step 4 • Set both legs comfortably apart from each other and allow them to rest on the floor.
Step 5 • Now keep hands underneath the chins from both the sides same as standing in upright position and elbows are placed on a floor. Step 6 • While inhaling, bend both legs one by one in the start, and after practising the lift simultaneously towards the hip, heels should touch buttocks.
Step 7 • Now at a time of exhaling slowly and gradually make both the legs placed straight to reach the first posture. Step 8 • Continue this pose at least for 20-25 minutes.
Benefits of Makarasana 1. Makarasana offers deep relaxation for shoulders and spine. 2. It can cure knee pain, asthma, and any lung related issues. 3. It helps in curing slip disc, spondylitis, and sciatica. 4. The asana stretches the hip muscles.
5. It relaxes your body completely and keeps you rejuvenated (Panchakarma). 6. It relieves the body and the mind of tension. 7. Makarasana treats hypertension, heart diseases, and mental disorders.
12. The asana turns your mind inward, calming it and preventing anxiety 13. Makarasana releases all the tight knots in your body and makes it flexible
Precautions for Makarasana • People suffering from high blood pressure, heart problems and obesity should not practice Makarasana.