BENEFITS
Health Benefits of Paschimottanasana:
- Calms the mind, and relieves stress and anxiety
- Stimulates the liver, kidneys, ovaries, and uterus
- Improves digestion
- Stretches the spine, shoulders, hamstrings
- Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause and menstrual discomfort
- Therapeutic for high blood pressure, infertility, insomnia, and sinusitis
- Traditional texts say that Paschimottanasana increases appetite, reduces obesity, and cures diseases
CONTRAINDICATIONS AND CAUTIONS
- Asthma
- Diarrhea
- Back or spinal injury: Only perform this pose under the supervision of an experienced teacher
WATCH AND LEARN
Jump to Seated Forward Bend Pose or Paschimottanasana: