Simhasana
Simhasana is a highly energetic and vibrant yoga pose that is associated with Hatha Yoga. It is one of the rarest poses in that it makes use of sound as a healing instrument for the throat and lungs. The Simhasana derives its name from the fact that the practitioner appears like a roaring lion while performing it. The particular asana requires the face and body to work together to invoke the intense roar of a lion.
Singhasana
Steps of Simhasana
Follow the steps of Simhasana closely to derive the best results.
- Sit down on the ground with your legs perfectly collapsed under your body so that your toes point straight behind while you remain perched properly on your heels.
- Make sure that you maintain your spine perfectly straight while maintaining it as loose as you can.
- Close your eyes and gaze towards your third eye or the center point between your eyebrows.
- Touch your palette using your tongue while you keep your mouth shut.
- Breathe fully through your nose as your tongue touches your palette.
- Now breathe out in a single fierce move as you put your tongue out and opening the jaws as much as possible. Keep your arms perfectly extended before you with the fingers spread.
- It is important that you thunder with your voice as much as you can while you breathe out. This thunder must be made with an intense “Haa” sound. Instead of putting a single long drawn out sound, you should try to make it a fierce blast of noise and breathe which exhausts the lungs within a brief span of time.
- Hold on to the posture for about 20 to 30 seconds.
- Instead of breathing in quickly right after this stance, do so after a period of 20 or 30 seconds.
- Repeat this exercise for 5 to 6 times.
Preparatory Poses
These are the main preparatory poses that you need to practice prior to performing Simhasana.
- Baddha Konasana
- Siddhasana
- Supta Virasana
- Virasana
- Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Sukhasana
- Supta Baddha Konasana
- Svanasana
- Dandasana
Follow up poses
Here are the main follow up poses related to Simhasana.
- Bālāsana
- Ustrasana
- Ardha Mandalasana
Tips for performing Simhasana
As a beginner, you may not realize immediately that your hands and the shoulder blades are sympathetically connected. Therefore as you put your palms on the knees, you can feel your shoulder blades effectively spread across your back. Slowly increase this pressure as you experience it deeply in your back as this can help you to lift your heart.
Like other yoga poses, the best time for performing Simhasana is during the early morning. However, if you find it difficult to find time during the early morning hours, then you can practice it in the evening as well. It is important to keep your bowels empty before you actually perform this asana.
The science of Simhasana
Simhasana is a highly unique asana as it is probably the only one that makes use of sound. Practicing it invariably allows you to showcase and explore your fierce and wild side. The asana stimulates the energy locks present within the body while at the same time clears the throat passage. This makes Simhasana one of the finest face exercises of all. Not only it promotes enhanced blood circulation in the face but it can also reduce wrinkles and crow’s feet. Since it helps to strength the skin present on the face, the asana helps to keep it firm. It is a highly energetic asana that can keep you as a practitioner healthy and happy.
Benefits of Simhasana
The following are the health benefits offered by Simhasana.
- Simhasana can help in reducing the tension and stress on the face and the chest.
- Simhasana can benefit the tongue, face, throat, eyes, vocal chords, respiratory tract, abdomen, chest, diaphragm, fingers and the hands.
- It also activates Mula Bandha, Jalandhara Bandha, and Uddiyana Bandha and also destroys many diseases.
- Practicing this asana can assist in the stimulation of platysma, which is a thin, rectangular, flat muscle located on the front section of the throat. Performing Simhasana allows to keep the muscle firm even as we age.
- The asana helps in exercising the tongue by enabling the practitioner to outstretch it beyond the mouth.
- When practiced regularly, it can resolve any infection which might affect the respiratory tract.
- It can resolve burning eyes.
- It can resolve the issue of bad breath.
- Simhasana helps to remove wrinkles and effectively delays aging.
- It can help the neck muscles to relax.
- It can also help in removing frustration and emotional stress.
- It cures teeth grinding, stuttering, back pains and clenched jaws.
- This asana greatly helps to improve the texture and tone of the voice.
- The asana can help introverted, shy or nervous people to gain confidence.
Precautions and contraindications associated with Simhasana
Simhasana is a very safe and easy asana to practice on a regular basis. This means that it does not have any real or major preventive measures. In case you have some kind of knee pain or injury, you can use a chair while you do this pose.
Now that you are well aware of the techniques and benefits associated with Simhasana, go ahead and practice it on a regular basis.
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