Navasana /Naukasana /Paripurna Navasana (Boat Pose)
Nava / Nauka = Boat , Asana = Pose or Posture, Paripurna = Full or Complete
Steps
- Sit in a sitting stithi pose, keeping your spine straight. Place your hands on either side of your torso by your hips, with your fingers pointing forward.
- Bend your legs at the knee joint slightly, lean back and lift your feet, bringing your shins parallel to the floor.
- Straighten your legs to a 45-degree angle from the ground, bringing your body into a V shape.
- Now, extend your arms forward, in line with your shoulders with your palms facing each other. Now gaze at the tip of the toes.
- Balance on the pose, stay for at least three to five breaths.
- Exhale, slowly bend your knees and relax the feet on the floor.
- Repeat the process 2 more times.
Benefits
- Builds core strength and stability.
- Enhances digestion.
- It strengthens your spinal muscles.
- It prevents back problems.
- It aligns the spinal column and tones and strengthens the buttocks, thighs and legs.
- It cleanses your kidneys and facilitates fresh blood supply, thus ridding your body of toxins.
- It improves concentration .
- It builds willpower, determination, and self-control.