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Vajrasana or Thunderbolt Pose or Diamond Pose

The 'Vajrasana' is a simple pose where you kneel and then sit back on your legs to take the weight off your knees.This position gives a deep stretch for the quadriceps and tops of the feet, and it is said to aid digestion.Vajrasana is a Sanskrit name made up of two words. Vajra is the Sanskrit word for thunderbolt or diamond, while Asana is the Sanskrit word for position. Vajra is the name of Lord Indira's (God of Heaven) weapon, which was as hard as a diamond, according to Hindu mythology. It's also known as Diamond Pose because of this. When done after a meal, this sitting yoga pose is effective in improving digestion, curing stomach acidity problems, and burning extra fat on the belly, thighs, hips, and waist. However, this asana should not be practiced by those who have knee problems or joint pain.

How to do Vajrasana (The Thunderbolt Pose)?

Vajrasana is a sitting posture. To start, stand on the knees with the lower legs together and stretched backwards, the two big toes crossing each other.

Lower your body and sit on your heels. Your buttocks will be resting on the heels and the thighs on the calf muscles.

Keep your hands on your knees and keep the head straight.

Concentrate on the breath and observe the process of inhalation and exhalation.

One may close the eyes, to get good concentration and to calm the mind.

Remain in this position for at least 5 – 10 minutes. In the initial stages, there may be pain in the legs when you sit in this position. When that happens, release the asana and stretch your legs. Massage the ankles, knees and calf muscles with your hand. With practice one can go up to 30 minutes or more in this position.

Benefits:

Enhances blood circulation in the lower abdomen, improving digestion.

helps alleviate urinary problems and relieves pain during periods

aiding in digestion

relieving or preventing constipation

Strengthens the nerves of legs and thighs, Relieves Low Back Pain

Makes knees and ankle joints flexible, preventing certain rheumatic diseases, Relieves Rheumatic Pain

Keeps the neck and spine aligned and erect, without much effort, enabling easy energy flow in the nadis (energy channels) in the back.

Relaxes the waist and hip region, providing relief during menstrual pain.

Acts as a base posture for the practice of pranayamas, as well as a preparatory pose for meditation.

Helps in relieving back pain

calms the mind and relaxes the nerves, Improves focus and concentration power

Different Names of Vajrasana

Adamantine Pose

Pelvic pose

Thunderbolt pose

Diamond pose

Kneeling pose

Vajrasana, Thunderbolt Pose, or Diamond Pose  Precautions:

Since it is a pose which makes the leg stronger bit also requires strong knee and ankle to be able to sit in this pose, it’s vice versa, make sure one’s ankle doesn’t hurt too much keep a cushion under

ankles to keep it comfortable.

If one’s thighs muscles specially quadriceps muscles are too tight and one is unable to bend the knees completely sitting in vajarasana could put too much pressure to knee joint , so one should sit

upon a cushion or block and give it some hight so knees do not have to bend too much.

People with ankle sprain must avoid this posture.

Acl, mcl or any ligament injury to knee or knee surgery if one have had within 3 months one must be careful and better chose other positions than this until knee start to bend and straighten well.

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