Parvatasana

Other Names

Seated Mountain Pose, Seated Hill Posture, Parvata Asana, Parvat Asan

Description

In this the body is stretched to look like a mountain peak and so it is called the Parvatasana (parvat means mountain in Sanskrit).

How to reach the stretch

• Start from Padmasana , take both the hands forward and lock the fingers of both the hands together.
• Take the hands over the head and turn the palms downside up facing the roof. Stretch the body upwards with the arms stretched towards the sky.
• Stabilize the position and continue normal breathing.

How to release the stretch

• Relax the body and bring the hands as in position 1 in figure above.
• Take the position as in Padmasana.
• Straighten the left leg in the knee then straighten right leg.
• Get both the legs together, take the sitting posture.

Benefits

• This makes spine flexible.
• Visceroptosis and pain in backbone is removed.
• It is beneficial in constipation and removes seminal weakness.

Caution

Those having complaints of reeling sensation should not practice it.

Next: Akaran-Dhanurasana