Stay Fit, Live Healthy & Feel Young Series 17

Trikonasa, one pose, many benefits.

🌱 Asanas work on many body systems simultaneously. Practice of Trikonasa benefits all the systems of the body, from skeletal to reproductive, but in particular:

🌱 A hip rotation and then a spinal twist to the lateral bend that you do when practice Trikonasa. This combination of movements gives you back a complete work out.

🌱 Since the trunk revolves, the digestive organs receive a massage, whichstimulates the function of the digestive system and makes it work more efficiently.

🌱 It also further brings massage effect on the adrenal gland. This helps to ensure it's role in the 'fight or flight response' and in particularly in processing food and regulating energy.

🌱 The spine, containing the central nervous system receives a good stretch along its length, which benefits communication between the spinal nerves and the brain.

🌱This asana activates the cerebellum, which controls movement and balance, and stimulated into controlling balance.

🌱 Blood flows easily to the brain in this pose, supporting the Pituitary gland, which regulates hormone secretion through out the body.

🌱 This pose requires some exertion, working the muscles of the heart and increasing the lungs' vital capacity. The respiratory muscles also get a good work out from working against the compression of the twist. Both actions ensure a good supply of oxygen to the brain, encouraging concentration and vitality.