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Wrist Bending (Manibandha Naman)

Manibandha Naman is an Indian translation for Wrist Bending pose. You can learn this asana as below:


   
Routine  
Breathing Pattern  
Consciousness  

Routine:

  • Remain in the Sukhasana or comfortable cross-legged pose.

  • Get conscious of your entire body.
  • Keep your spinal chord and the neck Straight.
  • Keep your eyes open.
  • Out stretch your hands to the shoulder level.
  • We have to move the hand from wrist joint upward and downward.

  • Inhale deep and raise your hand upward from the wrist joint with fingers sticking together.

  • Bend the wrist in such a way that all the fingers point to the ceiling while the palm back remains visible.

  • Exhale when moving the palm downward from the wrist joint.

  • The fingers should remain erect and straight.
  • Repeat this exercise ten times with alternate hands.
  • After the exercise is over, relax and place both the hands back on the knees.

  • Keep your eyes closed and concentrate on the wrist joints.

  • Feel the stretching sensation of forearm muscles.
  • Open your eyes after a while and get ready for the next set of exercise.

Breathing Pattern:

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

Consciousness:

  • On the breathing.
  • Mental counting.
  • The wrist joint movement.
  • The stretching of forearm muscles.
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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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