Stomach Lift, Abdominal Lift (Uddyiana Bandha)
Asanas-Yoga rules
Bhadrasana
Brmhacharya asana
Don't Do
Asanas When
Eye Exercises
Gomukhasana
Hathyoga warm-up
Yoga Introduction
Introduction
Surya Namaskaar
The Plough Posture
The
Spinal Roll or Rocking Exercise
The Stomach Lift
What Asanas
Will Do For You
Yoni asana
Practical Suggestions to Hath Yoga Students
How to Practice
Schedule
of Exercises
This is
considered one of the very essential yoga exercises and is practiced not only
for its physical values but also for the way it influences our psychic
development.
Technique
The stomach lift
really consists of two separate exercises.
First exercise.
While standing with your feet about a foot apart and your knees slightly bent,
lean forwards a little from the waist and place your hands just above your
knees.
Inhale deeply by
pushing your abdomen forwards, and then exhale by pushing your stomach in. Don't
take another breath; instead, push in your stomach even more, so that it becomes
hollow, and hold your breath for about ten seconds.
Second exercise.
Do the same as above but, instead of holding your Stomach in after exhaling,
rapidly push your stomach in and out ten times without taking another breath.
Stand up
straight and resume normal breathing.
Benefits
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This asana massages and tones up the internal
organs in the abdominal area.
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It also massages the heart, making it a
stronger, more effective pump. Your circulation will improve and you will have
less chance of having a heart attack.
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It relieves constipation, gas, indigestion
and liver trouble.
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It tones up the nerves in the solar plexus
region.
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It reduces abdominal fat and strengthens the
abdominal muscles.
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It helps the correct functioning of the
adrenal glands and sex glands.
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It develops spiritual force.
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Abdominal Lift
for Internal Cleansing:
Take several
glasses of water, at room temperature, with about a quarter of a teaspoon of
salt per glass, and then do the contracting and relaxing movements several times
in standing, sitting, and lying position.
Caution
Don't do this
exercise if you have a hernia or serious heart or abdominal problems.
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