Description

This asana is very useful for women as it helps relieve uneasiness, pain in the hips and heaviness caused by menstruation.

The Sanskrit word kukkuta means a cock hence the name.

Benefits

Physical

1. This asana strengthens the wrist joints, arms, abdominal muscles elbows and shoulders.
2. Loosens neck and develops a sense of balance and stability.

Mental

Increases body-mind co-ordination.

Pranic

Stimulates mooladhar chakra.

Techniques

1. Sit as in Padmasana (Refer Padmasana) Beginning with the fingers, push the hands up to the elbows gradually through the space between thighs and calves.
2. Place the palms firmly on the floor with fingers pointing forward.
3. Take your body weight on your palms. Raise the body from the floor and balance on the palms.
4. Hold the back straight and the face at right angles to the ground.
5. Maintain final position as long as it is comfortable.
6. Return to the floor and slowly release the hands and legs.
7. Change the leg position and repeat the pose.

Cautions

1. Arms and wrists should be strong enough to support the body.
2. As this is one of the advanced asanas, one should master Padmasana first and then practice this.

Duration

15 seconds to half a minute once or twice.

Please remember that no practice can be adequately learned from a book, written instructions. The guidelines given in the web pages are intended to give you an introduction to different yogic postures. However, it is advised to practice the asanas under the guidance of a Guru or a qualified yoga instructor.