How to do Konasana 2
- Stand with feet about 2-feet apart. Balance weight equally on feet.
- Breathing in, raise your arms overhead and join the palms together, interlacing the fingers to form a steeple position. Keep the arms touching the ears.
- Breathing out, bend to the right. Focus on straightening the elbows, pressing feet firmly into the ground and moving the pelvis to the left.
- Hold. Feel the stretch on the side, relax in this posture. Inhale, exhale deep gentle breaths
- Breathing in, return to standing position.
- Breathing out, bring the arms down.
- Repeat bending to the other side.
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Benefits of the Konasana 2
- Stretches the sides of the body and the spine.
- Tones the arms, legs, and abdominal organs.
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FAQ's on Konasana 2
Body bent sideways means no more in a vertical position. For instance, when you push your head toward one of your shoulders or twist your body sideways, you're practicing a lateral or sideways bent.
Stand with feet about 2-feet apart. Balance weight equally on feet. Breathing in, raise your arms overhead and join the palms together, interlacing the fingers to form a steeple (tower) position. Your arms touch the ears. Breathing out, bend to the right. Straighten the elbows, pressing feet firmly into the ground and moving the pelvis to the left. Hold and keep breathing. Feel the stretch on the side, relax in this posture. Inhale, exhale deep gentle breaths Breathing in, return to a standing position. Breathing out, bring the arms down. Repeat bending to the other side.
When you move a body part to one side it is called lateral bend
Benefits of Side bending are: It stretches the sides of the body and the spine. It tones the arms, legs, and abdominal organs.
Yes, side bending is for flexibility of the spine, rib cage, legs, arms and abdomen.
Follow the sequence to practice Side bending for kids: Stand with feet about 2-feet apart. Arms to the side of each thigh. Breathing in, raise your arms overhead and join the palms together, interlacing the fingers to form a steeple (tower) position. Your arms touch the ears. Breathing out, bend to the right. Straighten the elbows, pressing feet firmly into the ground and moving the pelvis to the left. Hold and keep breathing. Feel the stretch on the side, relax in this posture. Inhale, exhale deep gentle breaths Breathing in, return to a standing position. Breathing out, bring the arms down. Repeat bending to the other side.
Side bends can be painful only if you are not following the steps effectively. Not maintaining proper distance between your feet causes knee pain. People suffering from an acute lower backache, spinal disc degeneration are recommended to avoid the side bends.
No, Side bends do not make your waist bigger. Infact, the combo of side bends with other asanas like - naukasana, bhujangasana, prasarita podottanasana shapes your waist and hip.
Side bends are useful. It stretches to strengthen the sides of the body and the spine. It tones the arms, legs, and abdominal organs.
Yes, Side bends make your waist smaller. Infact, the combo of side bends with other asanas like - naukasana, bhujangasana, prasarita podottanasana shapes your waist and hip.
Working every day more with your arms than your other parts of body attracts pain and stiffness in them. Stretching the arms in all possible directions is a promising way to get rid of accumulated stress. Desktop or Laptop Yoga is good to freshen up.
Side reaches impacts muscles of your love handles (obliques), upper, lower and core body.
Badhakonasana, Parighasana, Ananda Balasana, Prasarita Padahastasana, Supta Baddha Konasana, Upavistha Konasana and Utthita Trikonasana are good to stretch your inner thighs.
