Naukasana

In modern yoga, Naukasana or Navasana is a seated asana and is beneficial to cure many physical disorders. Naukasana is a cultural yoga asana with a fairly recent history, first being described in a 19th century text. It is a fixture of contemporary yoga programs.

Variations of Naukasana

During the Naukasana, the person has to balance entirely on their buttocks and the body forms into a V shape. Other variations of the Naukasana include the Ardha Navasana which is half boat pose and the Ekapada Navasana pose.
 

Benefits of Naukasana
The Naukasana helps in strengthening the abdominal muscles, the legs and the lower back. It improves the health of all organs in the abdomen especially the liver, pancreas and kidneys. Naukasana helps in regulating blood flow at sugar level and toughens muscles of neck.

Precautions of Naukasana
1. Do not bend legs at the knee.
2. Release the Asana before there is any pain in abdominal muscles.
3. Those suffering from hypertension, heart disease and lumbar spondylosis should not practice it.

Practise of Naukasana
1. Lie straight on the abdomen and chest with the forehead resting on the floor.
2. Keep the feet together and the arms on the sides.
3. Stretch out the arms on both sides of the head and keep them parallel.
4. Turn down the palms on the floor with fingers close together.
5. Keep the forehead on the floor between the upper arms.

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