This asana is also called Bhairavasana. The
face posture of this asana, when followed in Vajrasana and Bhadrasana, is known
as Sinhasana.
Procedure for Sinhasana (Lion Pose):
- Bend legs from knees and bring them on the backside.
- Sit on heels. The heels must be on both sides of hips.
- Let the distance between knees be six inches.
- Place right palm on right knee and left palm on left knee.
- Begin exhaling through nose and mouth stretching tongue out from mouth.
- Exhaling should be completed as soon as process of stretching tongue out from mouth is completed.
- Do not breathe now. Keep the trunk erect. Stretch all the facial muscles and widen eyes in such a way that face appears frightening.
- Look straight. Stay in pose for about six to eight seconds.
- In the first week, perform this exercise twice a day. Gradually, with practice, increase it to four times a day.
Advantages of Sinhasana
(Lion Pose):
- It relieves tension in the face and chest
- It works as a medicine for throat-trouble or voice-trouble. It also cures tonsillitis. It helps prevent asthma, and other respiratory ailments
- It has also a good effect on respiratory system and on larynx.
- It is very useful for increasing power of memory
- It improves circulation of blood to face. So, it increases beauty and luster of face.
- It is recommended to persons suffering from stammering. It is beneficial to the eyes, the nose and the skin.
Therapeutics:
- Frequent colds, laryngitis, and pharyngitis
- Weak immunity of oral cavity
- Snoring
- Impaired venous drainage from the cavity of scull
- Cervical osteochondrosis
- Neck pains
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