What is Majrasana
Majrasana Cat Pose or Majrasana teaches you to initiate movement from your center and to coordinate your movements and breath.
- These are two of the most important themes in asana practice.
Also Know as: Cat Pose, Billi Posture, Majra Asana, Majr Asan
How to start this Asana
- Crouch down, on all fours, like a cat; knees hip width apart, hands shoulder width apart, under your shoulders.
- Arms remain straight.
- Loosen your spine by contracting the abdominal muscles during exhalation, rounding your back towards the ceiling, tucking the tail-bone in and lowering the head with chin towards your chest.
- Inhaling, release the contraction, tip the tail bone upwards, dip your spine towards the floor and raise your head.
- Expand your chest and take breath in.
- Alternate these positions several times, coordinating the movements with your breath.
How to end this Asana
- To release, Come back to the first posture and then relax in a comfortable posture.
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Benefits of Majrasana
According to research, this Asana is helpful as per below(YR/1)
- This pose will increase the suppleness of your spine, relieve tension in the back and neck area, firm the abdominal muscles and tones internal abdominal organs.
- It is a great counterpoise for back bends and exercises the pelvic floor.
- The cat pose also benefits people with asthma or heart problems as it expands the lungs.
Precaution to be taken before doing Majrasana
As per several scientific studies, precautions need to be taken in diseases mentioned as per below(YR/2)
- If you have weak wrists, make fists and put your knuckles on the floor, thumbs forward.
So, consult your doctor if you have any of the problem mentioned above.
Histroy and scientific base of Yoga
Due to the oral transmission of sacred writings and the secrecy of its teachings, yoga’s past is riddled with mystery and confusion. Early yoga literature were recorded on delicate palm leaves. So it was easily damaged, destroyed, or lost. Yoga’s origins may be dated back over 5,000 years. However other academics believe it could be as old as 10,000 years. Yoga’s lengthy and illustrious history may be split into four distinct periods of growth, practise, and invention.
- Pre Classical Yoga
- Classical Yoga
- Post Classical Yoga
- Modern Yoga
Yoga is a psychological science with philosophical overtones. Patanjali begins his Yoga method by instructing that the mind must be regulated – Yogahs-chitta-vritti-nirodhah. Patanjali does not delve into the intellectual underpinnings of the need to regulate one’s mind, which are found in Samkhya and Vedanta. Yoga, he continues, is the regulation of the mind, the constraint of the thought-stuff. Yoga is a science based on personal experience. The most essential advantage of yoga is that it helps us to maintain a healthy bodily and mental state.
Yoga can help to slow down the ageing process. Since aging starts mostly by autointoxication or self-poisoning. So, we can considerably limit the catabolic process of cell degeneration by keeping the body clean, flexible, and properly lubricated. Yogasanas, pranayama, and meditation must all be combined to reap the full advantages of yoga.
SUMMARY
Majrasana is helpful in increase flexibility of muscles, improves shape of the body, reduce mental stress, as well improves overall health.
