Yoga to beat Stress and relieve back pain

Side Leg Raising 

Side leg raising

Sthiti 

• Lie down on the left side , with head resting on the folded left arm.
• Support the back of the neck with left hand
• Place the right hand on the right thigh or in front of your chest
• Keep the whole body as straight as possible.
• While inhaling slowly raise the right leg without bending the knee. Raise the leg as high as possible. Stretch out the toes.
• While exhaling , slowly lower the right leg
• This completes one round. Repeat this 5 times.
• Repeat the same 5 times on right side also.

Note

• While raising the leg you can maintain balance by pressing the palm on the ground.
• Feel the strong stimulation of the lateral stretch at the lumbar region.
• In one round of practice , one provides a good stretch to the lumbar region
• To balance the body is a little difficult in this practice , try to get the balance by adjusting the position of the arm below the head.
• For better effect , synchronize body movements with inhalation and exhalation.

"This is a collected article from Sri Swami Vivekananda Yoga research Foundation . Simple yoga books are available at the institute. Our sincere thanks to Dr R Nagarathna and Dr H R Nagendra for sharing the details."