Garbh Asana

When this asana is performed, the pose achieved resembles that of a human foetus in the womb. So this asana is called Garbhasana.

Technique

As in Kukkutasana, insert the hands between the thighs and the calves. Push the arms forward till the elbows can be easily bent. Then hold the lobe of the right ear with the right hand and of the left ear with the left hand. Stay in this position very cautiously to avoid tumbling. The constant practice of this asana will enable you to balance the body on the coccyx (the tail bone). If aspirants experience difficulty in performing this asana in Padmasana position, it should be practised without Padmasana. While performing this asana, let the legs be stretched on the floor. The asana should be performed for 8 to 10 seconds in the beginning. Later, the time of the retention of the asana can be increased to one minute depending on the age and ability of the aspirant and the benefits expected.

Advantages

1. This asana helps to cure diseases like colic pain, flatuence, enteritis, chronic fever, constipation, etc.
2. This asana keeps the abdominal organs trim. It cures is trouble and increases the digestion power.
3. The abdominal organs, the breast and the joints of the arms and the legs get sufficient exercise through this asana and their ailments disappear.
4. This asana helps to preserve the semen and the mind begins to have communion with the soul.

Simh Asana

Simhasana is one of the eighty-four asanas. This asana is also called Bhairavasana. The face posture of this asana, when followed in Vajrasana and Bhadrasana, Vajrasana or Bhadrasana is known as Simhasana.

Technique

Bend the legs from the knees and bring them on the backside. Sit on the heels. The heels must be on both the sides of the hips. Let the distance between the knees be six inches. Place the right palm on the right knee and the left palm on the left knee. Begin exhaling through the nose and the mouth stretching the tongu.e out from the mouth. Exhaling should be completed as soon as the process of stretching the tongue out from the mouth is completed. Do not breathe now. Keep the trunk erect. Stretch all the facial muscles and widen the eyes in such a way that the face appears frightening. Look straight. Stay in the pose for about six to eight seconds. In the first week, perform this exercise twice a day. Gradually with practice, increase it to four times a day.

Advantages

1. This asana is very useful for increasing the power of memory.
2. This asana works as a medicine for throat-trouble or voice-trouble. It also cures tonsillitis.
3. It has also a good effect on the respiratory system and on the larynx.
4. This asana helps to cure all the diseases of the chest and the abdomen.
5. This asana is recommended to persons suffering from stammering. It is beneficial to the eyes, the nose and the skin.
6. This asana increases the beauty and the lustre of the face.
7. This asana has all the advantages of Vajrasana.