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Bakasana
is a pose in Yoga. The meaning of the word Bakasana is ‘crane pose’. Since the
Bakanasa pose when done will make you appear like a crane standing on its legs,
the asana was named such way. This asana is also known as Kakasana. This is
because, the person who is practicing the asana will have to balance the whole
body lifted up with his hands. Now the hands will appear like the shorter legs
of the crow and hence it was named as Kakasana. In Sanskrit Kak refers to crow
and asana refers to posture.
There
are also other variations in the asana which were named according to the poses.
Some of the major poses in Bakasana are
1. Parsva
Bakasana – this is the one in which one thigh of the performer will rest in the
front arm.
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2. Eka
pada bakasana – this is the one asana which lets the performer to have one leg
stretched straight and the other one remains in the usual Bakasana.
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3. Eka
pada koundiyanasana I – in this, one leg remains in Bakasana and the other leg
will stretch diagonally backward.
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4. Eka
pada koundiyanasana II – this is like a firefly pose. One leg will remain in Bakasana
and the other one will be stretched forward diagonally.
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Benefits of Bakasana/Kakasana
1.
Good
for muscles in arms, shoulders and chest
Doing Bakasana
is actually good for people who want to have strong arms, shoulders and chest.
This asana is not a first attempt one. This is because; the stress it takes and
the balancing it needs and more important is the strength it requires.
Initially you may feel it trouble to do this asana as your arms and shoulders
will not be strong enough to bear your body weight and at the same time you will
not have a balance to hold yourself with arms alone. But on time and continuous
practice, the asana is easy and thus makes you strong.
2.
Better
functioning of digestive system
Doing this asana
was proved to be having a good effect on enhancing the digestion and its entire
related works. The asana is meant to burn more calories and thus the performer
will have excess appetite. Thus the digestive system works fast to cope up with
the food intake. It also reduces the acidity and heart burns due to indigestion
of food.
3.
Helps
to maintain healthy abdominal organs
While doing this
asana, the abdominal organs will get expanded. These are the organs which are
actually not taken much care in our daily life. Hence doing this asana will
makes these abdominal organs stronger and healthy. But a regular diet is
required.
4.
Extra
spark on lungs and heart
Bakasana will make the
lungs and heart to work synchronized. The heart and lungs synchronization is
must for a better respiratory system and blood circulation in our body. The
asana will let the lungs and heart work properly and thus enhances a better
respiratory system and blood circulation.
