Crow Walking Pose or Kawa Chalasana involves balancing your body on your tiptoes while walking! Here are the benefits of crow walking pose.
Crow pose is an arm balance yoga asana for which you need to shift most of your weight forward into your hands. If you don’t do it correctly, you could fall flat on your face. Add movements to it and you will get the crow walking pose or Kawa Chalasana! No, you don’t have to walk on your hands, literally! But like the crow pose, Kawa Chalasana is also inspired by the bird. The crow’s walking posture resembles the way a crow moves. This involves squatting and moving forward for a few seconds, making it a great lower body workout. Let’s take a look at the benefits of the crow walking pose.
What is walking crow pose?
Crow walking pose, also known as Kawa Chalasana in Sanskrit, is a seated walking asana that places special emphasis on the lower body. This asana requires significant strength and concentration, says Himalayan yoga expert Siddhaa Akshar.
What are the health benefits of crow pose?
While Crow Pose primarily involves the arms, Kawa Chalasana focuses primarily on the lower back, hips, knees, and quads. Here are some key health benefits of the crow walking pose.
1. Can strengthen the knees
The asana that features a seated movement with bent knees stretches the lower body, including the muscles of the hips, knees, ankles and hamstrings. Your knees can become weak if you lead a sedentary lifestyle, so doing this asana can strengthen them.
2. May Improve Balance
This involves walking on tiptoes while maintaining balance. It engages the muscles of the lower body and in turn improves strength and overall balance.
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3. Can increase concentration and attention
The Crow Walking pose requires a lot of concentration and mental concentration. So, doing this yoga pose can help improve overall focus and concentration skills, says the expert.
4. May Improve Gut Health
When you do Crow Pose, it puts pressure on the abdominal area, stimulating the digestive organs and providing them with better circulation. This can help treat stomach problems such as gas, indigestion, bloating and constipation.
5. Increases flexibility
If you practice this asana regularly, it will help increase the flexibility and mobility of your hips and pelvic muscles. In this way, pelvic stiffness can be reduced.
How to do the walking crow pose?
To do Kawa Chalanasana, follow these steps:
- Start by sitting in a squatting position. Your feet should be apart and your buttocks above your heels.
- Keep the palms of your hands on your knees.
- Maintain the squat position and take small steps forward.
- When you walk on tiptoes, your buttocks should not move away from your heels.
- As you take a step forward, place your opposite knee on the floor.
Try to take about 50 steps and keep your breathing slow throughout the asana.
Pregnant women and those who have had knee surgery or who suffer from arthritis or osteoporosis should avoid doing this asana, as it may worsen symptoms. Even during menstruation, women should not do this asana as it puts pressure on the abdominal region.
Crow walking pose is a great way to reduce lower body stiffness while improving your balance and concentration. But not everyone should try this seated walking yoga pose. All you need to do is listen to your body, practice according to your current abilities and seek advice from a qualified yoga teacher to perform this asana.
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