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Sit with your legs fully stretched out. Bend each leg at the knees and place your feet on the other hip joint. Both the heels are adjusted in such a way that each presses the adjacent portion of the abdomen. This forms the foot-lock in a sitting position. |
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Bend backwards and, exhaling, rest your weight on the elbows. Push your neck backwards and slightly rise the hip upward thus making an arch of the spine. |
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Then, by making hooks of the forefingers, hold your toes on the corresponding side without crossing your arms. This posture should be maintained for some time with slow and deep breathing. |
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For reverting to the original position, release the foot-lock and return to the supine position by lowering the arch. |
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| Benefits |
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Useful in indigestion, diabetes, liver diseases, piles or hemorrhoids, erectile dysfunction, memory enhancement, and asthma. |
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If you are uncomfortable breathing, hold the posture for the duration of the inhaled breath. Repeat two or three times. |
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