SUKHASANA,

SUKHASANA, phrased as an 'Easy Posture’. The effortless and simple posture of yoga is Sukhasan. This asana can provide the best start to yoga beginners.

For this posture, a person is required to sit cross-legged on the floor, in a certain position. All the way through the asana, you need to concentrate on your breathing and let the body relax completely.

Instructions

• Sit down on the ground and stretch both the legs in front.
• Keep the hands on the side, and make sure the palms are resting on the ground. Fingers should be together and point forward.
• Fold the left leg slightly, at the knee, followed by the right leg.
• Now, join the soles of the both the feet and hold the legs at ankle by the hands.
• Moving slowly, start bringing the legs towards yourself. Continue doing so till the time the legs reach under the perineum.
• At this point of time, your knees should remain on the ground, while the body should be erect and gaze directly in the front.
• Keep your hands on your knees, in GYANA mudra (you have to hold the index finger against tip of thumb, having the other three fingers straight).
• Remain in this position for 5 minutes.
• Then, gradually loosen the legs and come back to the original position.

Benefits

• Help you get over the exhaustion and make you feel refreshed.
• Provides mental peace and calmness.
• Strengthens the lumbar region of the body.
• Helps in achieving a state of serenity and harmony, by eliminating all the unnecessary anxiety.
• Sukhasana helps make the waist and lower region of a person quite flexible.
• This posture keeps the backbone in the ideal position, which is beneficial for those suffering from back pain.
• This asana can be carried out by almost anyone, with hardly a few exceptions.

NOTE:

People who have had a recent, or suffer from chronic, knee or hip injury or inflammation should not practice this asana.