Śaśankāsana – Helps With Stress

Śaśanka means hare.

Sthiti: Vajrāsana

Technique

• Sit in Vajrāsana.
• Spread both the knees wide apart, keeping the big toes touching.
• Keep the palms between the knees.
• Exhale and slowly stretch the arms to their full length.
• Bend forward and place the chin on the ground. Keep the arms parallel.
• Look in front and maintain the posture.
• Inhale and come up.
• Exhale and come back to Vajrāsana.
• Stretch your legs back to Viśrāmāsana.

Benefits

• It helps reduce stress, anger, etc.
• It tones up the reproductive organs, relieves constipation, improves digestion, and relieves back pain.

A Word of Caution

• Please avoid this posture in case of acute backache.
• Patients with osteoarthritis of the knees should exercise with caution or avoid Vajrāsana.

(AYUSH, Govt. Of India)