CHAKRASANA

CHAKRASANA
Lie on your back. Bend your legs at the knees, bringing your heels towards your thighs. Keep your legs a little spaced out. Place your hands beside your shoulders, fingers pointing at your feet and palms facing down. Inhale and place pressure on your hands and feet. Raise your hip, back, shoulders, neck and head. Slowly try to bring your hands and legs closer, such that the body assumes the form of a wheel. Breathe very normally in the final position. Try to stay in this posture for as long as you can. Then relax, rest your waist on the ground and return to original position.

Benefits: This asana enhances spinal elasticity and strengthens the muscles of the shoulder, chest, abdomen and thighs. It helps increase height but works best for those under 20. It also activates body energy. For women, it brings about relief from uterus-related problems.