What You Should Know Before You Do Garudasana?
Do Garudasana asana on empty stomach and with clear bowel. Take your meals four to six hours prior to your practice and that give your body enough time for digestion of your food. Mainly, there should to be a gap of 10-12 hour in between your meals and your practice, that is why it is advised to practice this asana in early morning. However, because of busy schedules, some people don’t work out in the morning. These people can practice yoga in the evening.
- Yogasana Level – Basic
- Yogasana Style – Vinyasana
- Yogasana Repetitions – Once on each leg
- Yogasana Strengthens – Ankles, Calves
- Yogasana Stretches – Shoulders, Thighs, Hips, Ankles, Calves, Upper back
Effect of Garudasana Asana on tri dosha:
Garudasana maintains the equilibrium between Udana Vayu and Prana Vayu. After balancing these Vata dosha subtypes, it helps in enhancing the concentration, focus and balance. At the same time, it helps in reducing the stress and keep the mind calm, composed and focused. Calmness and peace of mind and senses make you to focus on your daily activities and forwards them to perfection.
It is good excercise to relax the mind.
How To Do Garudasana Yoga Posture/Asana?
- Stand straight. Slowly bend your right knee, and loop your left leg around your right, so that the knees are crossed over each other. Touch your right shin with left foot.
- Now raise your arms upto your shoulder height and wrap your right hand over your left. Make sure that your elbows should bent at an angle of 90-degree and are also stacked.
- Make a balance in the pose as you gently go down with your hips. Your knees should move towards the midline instead bending to one side.
- This pose could be hold for few minutes. Take slow and deep breathe . Focus on the third eye, and flush your negative emotions.
- Repeat this pose with both legs one by one.
Benefits Of Garudasana Yoga Posture/Asana?
- This asana helps to stretch the upper back, thighs, hips and shoulders.
- It improves your focus and it also improves your ability to balance.
- It strengthened the calf muscle .
- It also helps to reduce the pain associated with rheumatism and sciatica.
- It helps to make the legs, back and hips more flexible.
- This asana also works as a stress.
Contraindications And Precautions Of The Posture/Asana?
These are some points that you must keep in mind before you doing this asana.
- If you have had a recent ankle, knee, or elbow injury you should avoid practicing this asana .
- Pregnant women must take medical consent before they practicing this asana under strict supervisors.
Science Behind The Posture/Asana?
When you do this asana, it is common that you may feel constricted. But when you expertise it, your body feels like it is ‘riding in the wind’, just like an eagle. The term ‘riding in the wind’ denotes a flow of energy in any situation. This flow, or energy, helps you become steady, stable, and spacious in the middle of a challenging situation, without any barriers. Resisting makes you tired, and you are forced to give up. If you give up or resist while you are in this asana, you may lose your balance. But if you practice this asana with an open mind and great courage, you will overcome the obstacles and have a constant flow of positive energy through your mind and body.
Beginners Tips For Garudasana Posture/Asana?
As beginners, you might find it hard to wrap your arms around each other. To ease it , first stretch your arms out, in such a way that they are parallel to the floor. Hold onto the ends of a strap. Now, as you hold on to the strap tightly, try to wrap your hands into position.
You might also find it hard to clasp your raised foot behind the standing leg’s calf. You can press the big toe of the raised leg instead of the whole foot till you get comfortable in this asana . This trick will help you maintain balance.
Advanced Pose Alterations
For advancement of the pose, once you have steady in the posture then bent forward, and touch your forearms into the thigh of the top leg. Hold it for a few seconds. Then, come back in standing position. Repeat the asana with both legs.
Related Yoga Poses/Asanas –
- Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Supta Virasana
- Gomukhasana
Reference:-
https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/garudasana-eagle-pose/#WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeYouDoTheAsana