Kati chakrasana

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Exercise-60: Kati chakrasana

• Stand erect with feet about 2 feet apart.
• Interlock the fingers in front at waist level.
• Raise the arms overhead; rotate the wrists while turning the palms upward.
• Bend forward at the hips to form a right angle between the legs and back.
• Watch the hands and keep the back straight.
• Slowly swivel the trunk to the extreme right- then to the extreme left and return to the right.
• After the 5th movement to the right centre the trunk and then return to the erect position.
• Lower the arms.
• Practice 5 times.

Breathing

• Inhale while raising the arms, moving to the right and resuming the erect position.
• Exhale while bending the body, moving to the left and lowering the arms.

KATI CHAKRASANA- VARIATION

• Stand erect with feet about 2 feet apart.
• Stretch the arms sideways at shoulder level.
• Twist the upper part of the body to the right, bringing the left hand to the right shoulder and wrapping the right arm around the trunk in a smooth motion.
• Repeat on the opposite side.
• Practice 10 times- while breathing normally.

Benefits

• It tones the waist, back and hip joints.
• Helps in correcting spinal stiffness and postural defects.
• Redistributes waistline fat.

This asana is used in shankhaprakashalana.

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Standing and Bending Asanas are good for our health