CAMEL POSE (USTRASANA)
My best yoga pose. If I can not make it to a yoga class or running out of time at home and still need to do yoga, I always settle for the Camel pose and do it from as little as 1 minute to 9 minutes depending on the time available on a busy day. This pose is a full package on its own or incorporated in your daily yoga routine.
Benefits:
Strengthens back and neck muscles
Improves posture
Relieves tension around neck and shoulders caused by hunching forward over a computer, tablet, mobile phone
Improves spinal flexibility
Improves digestion by stretching abdomen
Stimulates kidneys
Improves and expands lungs to full capacity by stretching the front of the body
Strengthens the triceps, quadriceps and hip flexors
Tames the monkey mind (cannot think of the future or past while in this posture)
In kundalini yoga which I practice it helps heal and balance the chakras
It also opens your heart chakra (anahata) which is the energy centre of love and compassion. It has been reported people experience different emotions from joy, cry, laugh, sad
It grounds you and brings peace and tranquility from within
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