Benefits
- pancreas and adrenal glands are toned
- removes excess weight around the abdominal area
- strengthens and increases the flexibility of the back
- stimulates the adrenal glands, balancing emotions and the reproductive glands,
- swadhistana chakra
- stimulates the manipura chakra releasing emotional tension
- good for removing anger
- helps correct hunching of the thoracis spine
- expands the chest and lungs stimulating the thymus gland and anahata chakra\
- used to relieve various chest ailments including asthma
- massages the internal organs (liver, kidney and abdominalorgans) improving digestion and elimination
Precautions
- high blood pressure as in most backbending
- heart disease
- ulcers
- pregnancy