High Lunge pose is quite beneficial if practice regularly, and very helpful in stomach related problems. Never try to practice this High Lunge pose if one has a serious injury on the knee, neck problems. It helps us in many ways like in a therapeutic application; it helps us to get rid of the problems of indigestion, constipation, and sciatica.
Steps of doing High Lunge Asana
For the beginners, it is suggested to hold the pose longer, wedge a block between the floor and the back leg.
- Start from doing the Uttanasana, which is the standing forward bending pose.
- Bend your knees and with inhale step your left foot back towards the back edge of your mat.
- And put the ball of your foot on the floor.
- Step back far enough so that your knee can form a right angle.
- Just try to lay your torso on your front thigh and lengthen it forward. Start looking forward.
- Firm the left thigh and push it up toward the ceiling, holding the left knee straight. Stretch your left heel towards the floor.
- Exhale and step your right foot back beside the left.
- Repeat the above steps by reversing left and right, and you may also come into Adho Mukha Svanasana, which is like a downward-facing dog pose. Inhale and step the right foot forward between your hands.
Benefits of doing High Lunge Asana
There are number of benefits of doing High Lunge, few are discussed here:
- High Lunge asana helps us to stretch our groins.
- It helps in strengthening the legs and arms.
- It helps in getting rid of indigestion and constipation problem.
- It is a very good exercise or poses for the persons who do not have a gall bladder.
- It helps in solving the ailment of sciatica.
- It helps in improving the postural and body awareness.
- It can help to stimulate proper digestion by facilitating movement through the digestive tract that is peristalsis.
- It can help in relieving from constipation through the benefits of movement and stimulation of the lower abdomen.
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