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Description
For people in search of techniques to overcome indigestion, Parighasana (Gate Pose) is one of the best restorative yoga asana, as it helps in stimulating lungs and abdominal organs.
How to:
Kneel on the floor and extend your right-leg outwards to the right. Press your foot to the floor, and place your left-knee just below your left-hip. Make sure that your right heel is in line with your left knee. Now, turn your pelvis to the right, but make sure to turn the upper part of your chest back to the left side. Proceed to point your knee-cap towards the ceiling, which requires you to turn your right leg outwards.
Just as you breathe in, bring your limbs out to the sides, parallel to the ground with your palms down. Then, bend towards right side over the plane of your right leg and place your right hand down on your ankle, shin, or the ground. Next, contract the right-most side of your chest and extend the left. Place the left-hand on the outer-left hip and push your pelvis downwards. Continue to slip your hand upwards to the lower-left ribs and stretch them towards the shoulder.
While breathing in, sweep your left limb over the back of your left ear. Without pressing your left hip backwards, turn your upper chest away from the ground.
Remain in this position from thirty seconds to one minute. Then, get up from that position as you breathe in, reaching through the top arm, so as to draw your chest upright. Then bring your right-knee back and repeat the procedure.
Benefits
Let us now proceed to see what Parighasana is for?
This beginner yoga pose involves contraction on inhalation, which helps in stimulating the lungs and abdominal organs, opening the shoulders, stretching the hamstrings and sides of spine and torso.
Contraindications
Most of the beginner poses have contraindications, which must be taken care of before trying them. If you are suffering from a serious knee injury, kneeling might not be possible for you. In such a case, perform this hatha yoga posture by sitting on a chair. Either place your legs in front of your chest with knees perpendicular or just stretch a leg outwards to the side.
Parighasana helps you stretch and open the intercostal muscles. It is specifically beneficial for people suffering from asthma, allergies, colds, and flu. So, let's add more years to our life by practising the asana.
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