{"id":692,"date":"2017-08-15T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T18:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/?p=692"},"modified":"2018-09-28T03:26:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T15:56:46","slug":"benefits-of-bow-pose-dhanurasana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/benefits-of-bow-pose-dhanurasana\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Bow Pose (Dhanurasana)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bow pose (Dhanurasana)<\/strong> is aptly named to describe the curved shape of the body, which is similar to the shape of an archer\u2019s bow with its string stretched taut, ready to release an arrow. Maintaining a strong intention and an unwavering commitment to staying true to your expression of the pose is the key to ensuring that your arrow meets the mark! Physically, stretching out the chest and shoulders is an excellent exercise for those who sit hunched over a desk all day, and is also great preparation for more challenging backbends such as Wheel pose.<\/p>\n<h4>Bow Pose instructions:<\/h4>\n<p>\u2756 lie flat on the stomach with the legs 1 foot apart and chin on the floor, bend the knees, grab hold of your ankles and bring the heels close to the buttocks<br \/>\n\u2756 inhale, tense the leg muscles and push the feet away from the body<br \/>\n\u2756 arch the back, lifting the thighs, chest and head together, keep the arms straight<br \/>\n\u2756 in the final position the abdomen supports the entire body on the floor<br \/>\n\u2756 hold the pose for 5 breaths<br \/>\n\u2756 exhale, slowly release the pose, relax the leg muscles, lower the legs, chest and chin to the starting position Precautions:<br \/>\nPeople with weak heart, high blood pressure, hernia, colitis, peptic or duodenal ulcers shouldn\u02bct practice this pose. It shouldn\u02bct be practiced until at least 3-4 hours after a meal and before sleep as it stimulates the adrenal glands and the sympathetic nervous system.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of Bow Pose<\/h2>\n<p>\u2756 <strong>Bow Pose<\/strong> stretches the entire front of the body, while simultaneously strengthening every muscle in the back. This improves posture and spinal flexibility. Additionally, the pose helps to open the chest, abdomen, quadriceps, ankles, groins, hip flexors, and throat.<\/p>\n<p>\u2756 The body&#8217;s pressure on the abdomen positively stimulates the organs of digestion and reproduction, which helps to relieve constipation and menstrual discomfort. In addition, the deep chest stretch opens the lungs, helping to relieve respiratory ailments. Energizing and invigorating the body, mind, and spirit, Bow Pose also helps to relieve fatigue, stress, and anxiety.<br \/>\n\u2756 this is the best yoga pose to burn belly fat<br \/>\n\u2756 toning and stretching the entire front of the body, ankles, abdomen, thighs, chest and throat, spine<br \/>\n\u2756 improving the functioning of the digestive organs<br \/>\n\u2756 strengthening leg muscles, especially thighs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-course-in-india.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh India\" width=\"850\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-banner-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-banner-768x363.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bow pose (Dhanurasana) is aptly named to describe the curved shape of the body, which is similar to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[75,140,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-fitness","category-health-benefits-of-yoga","category-yoga-pose"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arogyayogaschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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