Urdhva Cakrasana (Upward Bow or Wheel Pose)
- This is the upward wheel pose or upward bow pose.
- Lie flat on your back on your mat. Your legs are bent at the knees and your feet are flat on the ground, hip distance apart.
- Place your palms on the ground near your ears, your elbows are pointing to the sky and your fingers are facing towards your head.
- Now push up into bridge while you inhale. Exhale and stay here.
- On an inhale, while balancing your entire weight on your feet push your upper body off while balancing your weight on your palms and feet.
- Your body at this point will look like half a wheel.
- Make sure your neck isn’t being strained, here.
- Then lower back down and relax.
Precaution:
- Shoulder or wrist concerns
- Glaucoma or high blood pressure
- Low-back injury
Benefits:
- Strengthens the shoulders, arms, wrists, legs, and spine.
- Opens the chest and shoulder girdle.
- Relieves asthma symptoms by expanding the lungs.
- Strengthens the legs.
- It is beneficial to the nervous, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular and glandular systems.
- Relieve various gynaecological disorders.