What is Padmasana?
Padmasana is the best yoga posture. Padmasana is made up of two words of Sanskrit. Padma means lotus flower and asana means posture. This asana is also known as Kamal Asana. During this asana, our body becomes shaped like a lotus. Many believe that regularly practicing the Padmasana posture relieves many physical and mental problems.
Types of Padmasana
There are two types of Padmasana: Ardha Padmasana and Baddha Padmasana.
Ardha Padmasana
Also known as the half lotus position, this pose simply involves crossing one leg over the thigh of the other leg.
Bound lotus pose
In Baddha Padmasana, the body posture looks like a closed lotus flower and hence it is known as “Bound Lotus pose” in English. Baddha Padmasana can improve not only physical health but also mental and emotional health.
Method of doing Padmasana
- First of all, spread your sheet on a flat ground and sit on it, and spread your legs.
- Then keep your waist and neck straight while breathing normally.
- Then bend your right leg while breathing inwards, and place the heel on the left thigh in such a way that the heel comes near the navel.
- Similarly, place the left leg on your right thigh in such a way that both heels come near the navel.
- Keep in mind that the knees of both legs should be in a V shape from the ground. Keep your elbows straight during this.
- Now we should sit in this asana for 5 to 10 minutes or sit according to your capacity.
- While sitting in this posture, the process of breathing in and out should not be continued normally.
Benefits of practicing Padmasana regularly
- Regular practice of Padmasana stretches the knees and ankles and strengthens them.
- Practicing this asana for 10-15 minutes while meditating helps in correcting the displaced navel.
- Practicing Padmasana regularly increases the glow of our faces.
- Practicing Padmasana regularly gives relief from menstrual and sciatica pain.
- Practicing Padmasana regularly keeps our brain and mind calm and helps us sleep better.
- Practicing Padmasana regularly makes delivery easier.
- Padmasana is the best asana for meditation.
Precautions
- We should not sit in this asana for longer than our capacity or forcefully.
- If we have pain in our knees, then we should first do the activities related to Pawanmuktasana after that do this asana.
- While doing the asana, keep in mind that the spine, neck, and head should be straight.
- Do it by changing the position of the legs so that the body parts develop equally.
