Ardha Salabhasana Breathing
Sthiti: for Prone Posture
Practice
- Lie down on your abdomen, legs together, hands stretched out over the head and chin on the floor.
- Make fists of your palms with the thumb tucked inside and place them underneath the thighs.
Type-I (Ardha Salabhasana breathing)
- While inhaling raise the right leg up as far as comfortable without bending the knee.
- While exhaling return the right leg back on to the floor slowly.
- Repeat with the left leg in the same way.
- This is one round. Repeat ten rounds.
Type-II (Salabhasana breathing)
- While inhaling, this time raise both legs together as far as you can.
- While exhaling bring them back on to the floor slowly.
- This is one round.
- Practice ten rounds.
Note
- Take firm support of your fists while raising one leg or both legs. Accordingly, place the fists so that you can take maximum support.
- Do not bend the knees at all.
- In case of Ardha Shalabhasana, the leg on the floor should be relaxed and straight.
- Do not strain or exert yourself.
- Synchronize the movement and breathing, closed eyes and breath awareness.
- Keep your eyes closed throughout the practice.