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HomeYoga Asanas : Pawanmuktasana - Part I : Hip Rotation
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Hip Rotation (Shroni Chakra)

Shroni Chakra is an Indian translation for Hip Rotation pose. You can learn this asana as below:


Routine Benefits
Breathing Pattern Contraindications
Consciousness  

Routine:

  • Get the body in the primary position.

  • Bending the right knee put the heel on the left thigh.

  • Hold the right knee with right hand.
  • Keep the left leg straight on the floor.

  • Grasp firmly the right toe with the left hand and place the heel near the waist line.

  • Keep the spinal chord and the neck straight.
  • Keep your eyes open.
  • Breathe slow and rhythmic.
  • Rotate the hip joint in circular motion with the help of right hand.

  • Touch the floor with the knees while rotating them, if possible.

  • Remain focused on the knees to know whether you are able to rotate them properly or not.

  • Never allow the back or the neck to fall forward.
  • Perform this ten times with alternate legs, first clockwise and then anti-clockwise.

  • Get back to the primary position.
  • Concentrate on your waist position with closed eyes.
  • Remain conscious of any pressure or pain.

Breathing Pattern:

  • Inhale during the upward movement.
  • Exhale during the downward movement.

Consciousness:

  • On the breathing.
  • Mental counting.
  • The rotation of hip joints.

Benefits:

  • Flexibility to the joint.
  • Removes the muscle strain.

Contraindications:

  • Sciatica patients.
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Techniques adapted from Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha by Swami
Satyananda published by Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar.

 
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