Crossing is a strong back bending yoga posture. It is popular in many forms of yoga and is part of the primary series of Ashtanga yoga. Along with the backward bend, Chakrasana is seen as a heart-opening posture in yoga and is believed to work on the heart chakra. The name comes from the Sanskrit chakra, meaning “wheel,” and asana, meaning “pose” or “posture.” It is called so because in this posture the body forms the shape of a wheel. Chakrasana may also be referred to simply as Wheel Pose. Chakrasana is also sometimes known by the alternative Sanskrit name Urdhva Dhanurasana, meaning upward bending bow pose.

Method of Chakrasana Yoga

First of all, spread a carpet/mat on a flat and clean place.

• Lie down on your back in Shavasana on the ground.
• Bend both the legs bring the heels near the hips and make the knees stand. Set the soles well on the ground.
• Keep both the feet at a distance of one and a half feet from each other.
• Bend both the hands at the elbows and turn the palms on the ground near the ears in such a way that the front part of the fingers is towards the shoulders and the palms remain flat on the ground.
• Now keep the body loose and take deep breaths.
• While straightening the legs and arms, lift the waist, stomach, and chest upwards. Try to move the head towards the waist. Hold your breath while raising the body.
• In the last position, try to make the back circular as per your capacity.
• Initially try to stay in this position for 15 seconds. With practice, you can hold for even 2 minutes.
• Finally, bring the body down again and do Shavasana by lying on the back as before.
• For more benefits, after Shavasana, you can do easy forward bending asanas like Paschimotanasana, Matsyasana etc.

Chakrasana Benefits:

Yoga plays a very important role in peace of mind and making the body healthy. Often people think that yoga is done only to make the body flexible, but it is not so. There are many asanas of Yoga, which have many benefits. With the help of yoga, you can remain young and healthy throughout your life. If you also want to remain healthy instead of adjusting with increasing age, then you should adopt Chakrasana. Yes, by doing Chakrasana Yoga regularly, the spine remains flexible and the body always remains young. Respiratory diseases are also cured by doing Chakrasana, it is also considered very good for the eyes. Not only this, Chakrasana is very beneficial for patients suffering from diseases like cervical and spondylitis.

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