Pawanmuktasana meaning
Pawanmuktasana is an excellent yoga pose for the health of the abdominal region by easing stomach heaviness, increasing blood circulation nerve stimulation, and by removing trapped abdominal gases as well as harmful toxins. It is an important yoga pose for the smooth functioning of the digestive system. Pawan means air or gas, Mukta means release, and asana indicates yoga posture. It’s the yoga pose that helps in releasing excessive gas. It has many benefits, like removing toxins from the body, weight loss, relieving constipation, spinal flexibility, etc. It is also good for sterility and impotence. Pawanmuktasana shouldn’t be performed by those with neck strain and abdominal surgery. It is pronounced as puh–vuhn-mukt-aahs-uh-nuh. It is known by different names like wind relieving pose, wind liberating pose, and breeze removing pose.
How to do pawanmuktasana
The simple steps of doing A releasing pose are given below.
- Lie down in a straight position on your back or supine position.
- Inhale and raise your legs at 90 degree
- Exhale, bend your legs and try to bring your knees towards your chest.
- Clasp your knees by interlocking your fingers.
- Raise your head and touch your forehead with your knees.
- Do normal breathing while maintaining the pose.
- First, bring your head down, followed by your legs.
- This is the one round.
- Do 2 to 3 rounds.
10 benefits of pawanmuktasana
- Massage internal organs: Abdominal muscles are compressed, and nerves are stimulated, which increases blood circulation and is thus helpful in increasing the efficiency of abdominal muscles. This is an excellent yoga pose to give a massage to the abdomen.
- Remove harmful gases: The primary motto of the asana is to release toxic gases, toxins and trapped gases from the body, thus enhancing the efficiency of different organs.
- Constipation: It makes digestion smooth and pleasing to overcome constipation.
- Fat burning: Regular asana practice helps burn abdominal fat.
- Weight Loss: Regular practice and maintaining it for a certain period helps to reduce belly fat, arms, thighs, and buttocks, thus good for weight loss.
- Sterility and impotence: The regular pose practice is good for treating sterility and impotence as it exerts adequate pressure on the reproductive organs.
- Lungs & heart: It suits the lungs and heart.
- Spine flexibility: Its practice helps to make the spine supple, thus increasing its flexibility, especially the lower back.
- Menstrual disorders: It gives suitable massage to the pelvic region and reproductive organs and is ideal for menstrual problems.
- Blood circulation: This asana ensures adequate blood circulation to the entire region.
Precautions and contraindications of pawanmuktasana
The following are the contra-indications of the gas release yoga pose.
- Abdominal surgery: Skip the asana in case of abdominal surgery.
- Neck strain: One shouldn’t practice having neck pain.
- Pregnancy: Don’t practice in case of pregnancy.
- Hernia: Avoid while having hea rnia.
- Piles: Those who are suffering from piles shouldn’t perform it.
- Menstruation: The asana should be avoided during menstruation.
- Hyperacidity
- High Blood Pressure
- Heart Problems
- Slipped Disc
- Testicular Disorders
Therapeutic benefits
- Weight loss
- Release stomach heaviness
- Constipation
- Menstruation
- Sterility
- Impotence
- Back pain
Preparatory pose
- Supt Pawanmuktasana
- Sulabh pawanmuktasana
- Stickasana
Follow up pose
- Setubandhasana
- Matsyasana
- Chakrasana
Important facts about Pawanmuktasana
- While performing through one leg (Supt Pawanmuktasana), first performed through the right leg followed by the left.
- Level: Basic
- Style: Vinyasa
- Duration: 10 seconds to 3 minutes
- Stretches: Abdomen, Lower back, Arms, thighs, buttocks
- Strength: Back, digestive system, reproductive system
- Anatomical focus: Abdomen, thighs, hips, buttocks
