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Dhanurasana

Dhanurāsana

intermediate1 minVATA

Benefits

  • Strengthens all back muscles
  • Opens the chest and lungs
  • Stimulates digestive organs
  • Stretches entire front body
  • Energises and invigorates

Steps

  1. Lie on your belly, arms at the sides.
  2. Exhale and bend both knees, bringing feet toward the hips.
  3. Reach back and hold the toes (HYP version) — or the ankles.
  4. Inhale and lift thighs, chest, and head simultaneously.
  5. Pull the toes toward the ears as if drawing a bow. Hold, breathe, release.

Caution

  • Avoid with high blood pressure, hernia, or recent abdominal surgery.