The Butterfly Pose of Yoga For Health
Asanas form an integral part of attaining wellness through yoga. These postures are derived from the different poses which birds, animals or other living or non-living things make or have. The yogis noted these poses and found out how these could be helpful for humans. One such pose is of the butterfly. This is also called popularly as the Baddha Konasana , literal meaning Bound Angle pose. How is it done? Baddha Konasana is done by sitting down on floor on your hips with toes touching each other from the side of the inner arch. Catch hold of the conjoint toes and pull these towards your groin while keeping these down. This will lead the knees to keep apart and you will feel the stretch in groin and pelvic region of the body. The alignment of the toes shall be right at the central line of the body. With hands holding the toes, you can move the knees up and down just as butterfly flaps its wings. With this flapping, the muscles will move and adjust themselves to develo...