Markatasana

Markatasana

Markatasana

Markata means monkey and asana means posture, it is a posture of monkey. This asana is good for kidneys, liver, spleen and many other ailments. Practice this asana carefully to get all benefitsFor attempting markatasana, lie on your back. Join toes and heels together. Bend knees and place your heels close to buttocks. Both the feet are resting on the ground. Place left hand under your head and right hand under the left hand. Join your knees together, both the feet together (toes and heels together) for entire duration of this asana.

Instructions

Process: 1. Lie down straight and spread the hands at the shoulders level. The palms should open towards the sky. Then fold both the legs up to the knees and keep them near the hips.

2. Now turning the knees towards the right side, rest the right knee on the ground. Left knee should rest on the right knee and the left ankle should rest on the right ankle. Turn the neck to the left side.

3. Similarly repeat the exercise from left side as well.

Benefits:

1. This exercise is especially useful for backache, cervical, sodalities, slip disc, sciatica.

2. It cures stomach ache, dysentery, constipation, gas and makes the stomach light.

3. This is beneficial for the hip, joints pain. It cures all the deformities of the spine.