{"id":1137,"date":"2014-06-10T18:41:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T13:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2017-05-09T22:21:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T16:51:57","slug":"bhadrasana-gracious-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/bhadrasana-gracious-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhadrasana &#8211; Gracious Posture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This posture was a little confusing to post about, because it seems to have different names wherever you look. To add more complications this name seems to attach itself to different postures&#8230; but with so many benefits it hast to be included in our index.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2247\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bhadrasana-Gracious-Posture.jpg\" alt=\"Bhadrasana-Gracious-Posture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bhadrasana-Gracious-Posture.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bhadrasana-Gracious-Posture-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bhadrasana-Gracious-Posture-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Starting in Vajasana (thunderbolt posture).<\/li>\n<li>Separate the knees as far as possible while keepipng the toes in contact with the floor.<\/li>\n<li>Allow the buttocks and perineum to rest flat on the floor in between the feet. (if this is not possible place a blanket under the buttocks<\/li>\n<li>Without straining, try to seeparate the knees further<\/li>\n<li>Place the palms onto the knees and lengthen the spine.<\/li>\n<li>Look to the tip of your nose (slightly cross eyed) and concentrate on keeping the eyes and mind still.<\/li>\n<li>Breath slowly and deeply, listening to the sound of your breath<\/li>\n<li>To exit, bring the knees together and come to any comfortable sitting posture.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Primarily a meditation posture, helping to calm the mind. (hold for extended periods of time)<\/li>\n<li>Strengthens pelvic floor muscles<\/li>\n<li>Helps to relieve piles<\/li>\n<li>Can reduce menstrual discomfort<\/li>\n<li>Strengthens the back muscles, improving alignment of the spine<\/li>\n<li>Opens the hips and abductor muscles of the thighs<\/li>\n<li>Increases flexibility and lubricates ankle and knee joints<\/li>\n<li>Good during pregnancy (believed to aid in childbirth if practices throughout pregnancy)<\/li>\n<li>Reduces stress and anxiety<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Contraindications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Hip, knee or ankle injuries<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This posture was a little confusing to post about, because it seems to have different names wherever you look. To add more complications this name seems to attach itself to different postures&#8230; but with so many benefits it hast to be included in our index. Steps: Starting in Vajasana (thunderbolt posture). Separate the knees as&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/bhadrasana-gracious-posture\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bhadrasana &#8211; Gracious Posture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[138,143,144],"tags":[212,211,210],"class_list":["post-1137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-yoga-postures","category-meditation-postures","category-vajrasana-group","tag-bhadrasana","tag-cobblers-posture","tag-gracious-posture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1137"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2249,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137\/revisions\/2249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}