Yoga for Removing Depression

What is Depression .In one sentence “when it’s not free” .Depression is an illness that affects your brain. It is your reaction to something sad, loss of someone, or dejection. When these feelings aggravate and become intense, it leads to a medical condition called clinical depression.

Now days depression situation is now normal in every office worker and many people. Found some way reducing the depression by yoga have many way like we have different kinds of yoga poses, below one of the most effective poses are describing called Bound Angle Pose(Baddha Konasana).

Bound Angle Pose(Baddha Konasana)

One of the best hip openers around, Bound Angle Pose counteracts chair- and cardio-crunched hips.

 

Bound Angle Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions

 1.Sit with your legs straight out in front of you, raising your pelvis on a blanket if your hips or groins are tight. Exhale, bend your knees, pull your heels toward your pelvis, then drop your knees out to the sides and press the soles of your feet together.

2.Bring your heels as close to your pelvis as you comfortably can. With the first and second finger and thumb, grasp the big toe of each foot. Always keep the outer edges of the feet firmly on the floor. If it isn't possible to hold the toes, clasp each hand around the same-side ankle or shin.

3.Sit so that the pubis in front and the tailbone in back are equidistant from the floor. The perineum then will be approximately parallel to the floor and the pelvis in a neutral position. Firm the sacrum and shoulder blades against the back and lengthen the front torso through the top of the sternum.

4.Never force your knees down. Instead release the heads of the thigh bones toward the floor. When this action leads, the knees follow.

5.Stay in this pose anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes. Then inhale, lift your knees away from the floor, and extend the legs back to their original position.

Benefits of Bound Angle Pose

•This pose stretches the hips, groins, knees, and inner thighs. It improves circulation and blood flow throughout the entire body, but especially in the pelvis, which can soothe menstrual discomfort and symptoms of menopause.

•This increased pelvic blood flow also helps to ease sexual tension and frustration. Baddha Konasana is particularly beneficial for women who are pregnant, as it can aid in childbirth.

•Practicing this pose stimulates the heart, abdominal organs, kidneys, ovaries, and the prostate gland. It is also known to be therapeutic for sciatica, flat feet, high blood pressure, infertility, and asthma.

• Ancient texts claim that this pose will destroy disease and fatigue.

•Sitting upright with your spine aligned also calms the mind to reduce stress, anxiety, and mild depression.