Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose (Bharadvajasana) is known by their legendry sage name. This pose symbolize the balance between the strength and mobility. It reminds practitioners about the Rishi Bharadvaja wisdom and importance of patience in life. So, it is also called as the Bharadvajasana. Let’s shed some light on this great legendry pose, Bharadvajasana.
What is the Bharadavaja’s Twist Pose (Bharadvajasana)?
Bharadavaja’s Twist Pose (Bharadvajasana) is seated twisted pose in yoga. This asana stretches the spine, neck and shoulders. This is very good yoga for spinal health. This asana helpful for promote spinal mobility, improves digestive aid and can also helps for detoxification.
Bharadvajasana named come from the vedas, which is the legendary seer name of the Rishi Bharadvaja was the father of Guru Dhoranacharya, who was the teacher of Pandavas and Kauravas. Bharadvaja attains extraordinary knowledge of the power of meditation. His whole life dedicated to service the people.
Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose will helps us to stretching the shoulders, hips and spine muscles by twisting. It improve abdominal health and digestive complains. If you have neck pain, back pain and sciatica problem then Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose is very helpful pose for you.
How to Perform Bharadvajasana?
Here is the step by step guidance of Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose:
Step 1. To start this asana, first you sit in the Dandasana pose.
Step 2. Your hands are active and back is straight. Your pelvis is active and open the chest and shoulder.
Step 3. After this, you can bend your leg evenly and coming into Vajarasana.
Step 4. Make sure that you can sitting with flow.
Step 5. Now, open the knees and allow to come by externally rotated.
Step 6. Then, you allow to right leg to bend and you place your right leg gently to hook on the left your inner thigh.
Step 7. After this you can place the left arm below the right knee.
Step 8. Place the right hand behind the hip. Try to hold your shoulders in one line by placing your hands with your fingertips.
Step 9. Turn the neck to the right and look and look over the right shoulder.
Step 10. Now in this twisted posture you will feel stretch in the shoulder, spine and neck.
Step 11. Don’t too much stretching, you do with your ease and comfort.
Step 12. Hold this pose for a while and breathe softly. Gradually release the posture.
What are the Benefits Bharadavaja’s Twist Pose (Bharadvajasana)?
This the twisted seated posture that is very helpful for strengthening our spine and the lower back. There are several advantages of this Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose.
Let’s discuss the benefits of Bharadavaja’s Twist Pose:
- Improves Flexibility: Bharadvajasana twist your spine, neck and shoulders which is beneficial for your mobility in your body parts. It increase the in your lower back and some other parts that is helpful for improve flexibility.
- Good for Pregnant Women : It will increase the stretch in your lower back so its is good in pregnancy, when a women do in their second trimester. Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose will gives strength to lower back. But attempt this pose, by consulting your doctor.
- Good for Carpel Tunnel Syndrome: Bharadvajasana will also good in carpel tunnel syndrome. This pose will stretches your hand, palms and fingertips that is reduce pain, numbness and tickling sensation in your hand and arms.
- Lymphatic Circulation Improves: For practicing this Bharadvajasana, the blood circulation and Lymphatic Circulation Improved.
- Relieve Stress: This asana gives to the stretch in your back, neck, shoulders and the spine. Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose will also help to reduce the stress and calm our mind.
- Enhance Respiratory Rate: Bharadvajasana also improves your respiration, when you regularly practice this asana.
- Reduce Belly Fat: By doing this pose, you can improve your digestion and metabolism. It will helps to reduce the belly fat and tone your shape.
- Remedial Posture fir Sciatica: Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose will also helps to back pain, neck pain and sciatica.
There is some contradiction of Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose:
- If you have diarrhea or loose motion you should avoid this yoga pose.
- If you are suffering from severe headache.
- Avoid when you have high blood pressure or low pressure problem.
- Avoid this during menstruation.
- If you have major spinal injury, you should avoid this asana.
Summary
we have discussed about the steps and benefits of the Bharadvaja’s Twist Pose aka Bharadvajasana. If you are practice this pose in your daily yoga routine, it will gives you the physical and mental strength and power.
