This yoga posture is inspired by the cat stretch, giving your body the ever-relaxing feline stretch. It looks simple, but you will see how beneficial it is to the body as well as the mind, strengthens your wrists. Marjariasana benefits the shoulders by making them stronger. The movements in the asana massage your digestive organs and activate them.
Jal Neti is a technique that was used by yogis to stay disease-free, and most importantly to use the breath well for their Yogic practices without any blockages. Just how brushing the teeth is dental hygiene, the practice of Jal Neti is nasal hygiene. This technique uses water to purify and clean the nasal path, right from the nostrils to the throat. Jal Neti is one of the six-purification procedures or ‘Shatkarmas’ mentioned in Hatha Yoga Pradeepika.
It is beneficial in dealing with asthmatic conditions and making breathing easier.
It helps abate sinusitis or migraine attack.
It can alleviate upper respiratory complaints like sore throats, tonsils, and dry coughs.
It can clear the eye ducts and improve vision.
Clearing of nasal passages helps improve the sense of smell and thereby improves digestion.
It calms the nervous system and the mind. It also helps relieve stress and brings clarity to the mind.
Garbha Pinda means an embryo in the womb (garbha = womb; pinda = embryo).
The name of the posture indicates that the ancient sages knew about the growth of the human foetus in the mother’s womb though the medical instruments at their disposal were limited.
In this posture the abdominal organs are contracted completely and the blood is made to circulate well round the organs. This keeps them in trim.