Vajrasana/Diamond Posture and its Benefits

Vajrasana

What is Vajrasana or Diamond posture?

It is one of the easiest and basic Asana/posture in Yoga. It is also called as Thunderbolt posture or diamond posture or adamantine posture. In Yoga almost all postures are performed on empty stomach or 3 hours after the meal except few postures like Vajrasana. This is one of asana can perform immediately after food as it help for good digestion.

Doing this asana help people to relieve digestive complaints, give strength to mind etc.

How to do vajrasana?

1. Sit on the floor on a mat or ground with leg stretched.
2. Bend right leg and place the foot under the right hip.
3. Bend left leg and place the foot under the left hip.
4. Sit comfortably in between the heels by keeping back erect and place both palms on thighs.
5. Try to sit possible as can, try to concentrate on normal breathing. Doing breath exercises like long deep inhale and slow steady breath out help to give concentration and cool to the mind. (for beginners try 5 or 10 mts first).
6. To return normal state remove the hand one by one and keep it besides the body and slowly stretch leg one by one.

Benefits of Vajrasana:

• Enhance blood circulation in the lower abdomen, hence increase digestion.
• Relieves constipation problem.
• Helps to gas problems.
• Get flexible knee joint, strong calf muscles, strengthen foot heels.
• Get strong mind and concentration.

Precautions while doing vajrasana:

• Patients who have knee injury, lower vertebrae problems, do not do without experts advice.
• Beginners try to sit minimum for 2 minutes first then should increase overtime.
• Doing Yoga asana under expert train is more advisable. 

By Dr.Rimin Razak