About Yoga

Padahastasana is one of the easy forward bend postures
Pad means foot and hasta means hand. In this asana, hands are brought near the legs, so it is called Padahastasana.

Benefits
• Physical:
•	Makes the spine flexible. Helps remove backache, straightens thighs, abdominal organs. Improves digestion and activates liver and spleen.
•	Prevents constipation. In women, prevents pre-menstrual and menstrual pain.
•	Activates almost all the glands of endocrinal system in a mild way. Secretion of hormones from pancreas, adrenal, thyroid and pitutary begins in a normal way.
•	Increases blood flow to the brain.
•	If you do this repeatedly, it will help reduce fat.
• Mental:
•	If you hold this position for about 2 minutes,it will elevate your mood and bring you out of depression. Reduces irritability and over-excitement as it soothes the brain cells. After finishing asana one feels calm and cool, eyes start to glow.
• Pranic:
•	Affects swasdhisthana chakra.
•	Padahastasana (Feet and Hand Pose)

Techniques:
1. Stand erect with legs together, hands along the thighs, keep back straight yet relaxed, face at right angles to the ground and a nice smile on the face.
2. First exhale fully, and, as you inhale, raise your hands sidewise to form a right angle to the ground. Keeping the hands parallel to each other, stretch them up and feel the stretch from the root of the tail bone to the tip of the fingers.
3. Exhale and bend fully forward, maintaining the stretch of the hands. As you bend forward, keep both the knees straight and pull up your knee cap. Shift your body weight on to your toes, without lifting the heels from the floor. Take the forehead near the knees. If you want to extend the forward bend, don’t give jerks and don’t over stretch but, as you exhale, increase the bend by stretching slowly. Maintain this position breathing naturally.
4. Rise slowly as you inhale and raise your hands and head. Stretch the hands to stretch your spine.
5. As you exhale, bring both the hands down from the sides.