In yoga, ‘asana’ means pose or a posture that is derived by deep rhythmic breathing that is counter balancing the pose. Yoga is a primitive outreach mainly focusing on a happy body. Now a happy body need not be at its fittest, but at the end of the day, a happy body is one who has attained mental calmness throughout the turmoil of the day. Focusing on both mental and physical aspects, yoga is the only workout routine that takes care of both the mind and the body much like the Mandalasana, which uses twists and stretches to get you in the flow.

In today’s article therefore, we speak about this exercise, the steps to performing it and the benefits reaped from it. Often, many yoga poses are simple in nature but for the majority, the first timers may have a hard time getting to achieve perfection. The success story behind this includes sole practice.

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How To Do It?

Also known as the circle pose, the Mandalasana includes soft stretches and twists collaborated with slow paced breathing. The primary focus of yoga is to resolve the conflict amongst the body issues through these simple stretches. Even though the name for this yoga speaks of a circle, the posture in general doesn’t have much to do with circles.

To get things started lie down on your yoga mat, with your back touching the ground, your arms on either side of your body, palms down touching the ground as well. Now start by lifting your body from the ground by bending your knees so that now you form a human table with your body structure.

Your head should still be glued to the ground as well as your feet as you raise your arms and bring them all the way above your head, locking the position by clasping your palms. Now lift one leg. Straight and start making circles with it. Your head and the circle center should be centrally aligned by now.