Health Benefits Of Vajrasana!

Yoga and meditation has been found to be very effective and efficient in relieving a person from pain and makes his mind and body calm, focused and peaceful. One such position of yogasana is vajrasana and this is a very popular position which is known for strengthening the body of a person and increasing focus of your mind as well. This position of yogasana is also known by various other names such as: 

• Adamantine Pose
• Thunderbolt Pose
• Diamond Pose

Apart from the relaxing effects of this yogasana or position of yoga that is vajrasana, it can affect your body health very positively if you are in the habit of doing this yoga everyday on a regular basis. Some of the health benefits of this vajrasana are listed below: 

• Improves the functioning of your digestive system: This yogasana is very good for our digestive system and it is a known fact that this can help your digestive system in various ways. It creates an obstruction for the blood to flow to the leg and thigh region region and this increases the supply of blood into the stomach area and this will help in the improvement of our bowel movement and relieves us from the problem of constipation. This yogasana helps in the better absorption of nutrients by our body and thus, this will help our body to get past problems like acidity or flatulence or gas. Generally it is said and widely followed that you should not perform any kind of exercise or yoga after you taken in a meal, immediately but it is very nice and beneficial for you to perform vajrasana after taking in your meal as this provides a lot of help to your body for the process of digestion and helps you to get past indigestion.
• Relieves of the lower back pain: Practicing this yogasana or position of yoga on a regular basis will help you to strengthen the muscles present in the lower portion of your back and this will in turn help you to get relieved of the occasional pain and discomfort felt in the back.
• An effective measure for keeping the blood sugar levels under control:  This position of yoga or yoga asana is considered as a very effective measure for controlling your diabetes and you should know this fact that this is one of those asanas or positions which will help you to reinforce how much beneficial this practice of yoga is for us and for the problem of diabetes. This will help in the stimulation of various abdominal organs like the liver and the pancreas and this will help your body to be able to produce an optimal amount of insulin in your body. Performing this on a regular basis will facilitate a short term improvement in increasing the glucose levels and this is why this asana is an excellent option for those people having diabetes.
• Relieves you of the rheumatic pain you are experiencing: You might notice that you have become more flexible after you came into a habit of performing this position of yoga on a daily and regular basis. The regions like your foot and thighs and the muscles present in those areas become really flexible and the muscles present in the ankles, hip and knees also become flexible. This flexibility will help you to get past any kind of rheumatic pain which you are experiencing in the following regions because of the stiffness. The heel pain that is caused because of calcaneal pain and spurs due to get also get reduced because of the regular practice of vajrasana.
• Strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles: Performing this asana or position of vajrasana will increase your blood circulation in the pelvis region and this will strengthen the pelvic floor muscles significantly. It is very useful and helpful for women who are undergoing stress and have problems with urinary incontinence and this will help the woman to ease down the menstrual cramps and the pain experienced during the time labor before the delivery.
• Helps in the treatment of high blood pressure or hypertension: This asana or position of vajrasana will help in the reduction of stress and blood pressure levels which will ultimately protect you from various cardiovascular disorders.
• Leads you to have a calm mind: This position or asana of vajrasana is very nice and good to perform meditation and practicing various breathing exercises in this position will help you to calm down your mind and will have a lot of benefits for your emotions. This also helps in the reduction of stress, improvement of concentration and keeps you away from any kind of anxiety and depression.
• Improves your sleep: This yogasana or vajrasana helps us to get calm and will help to reduce any kind of stress or anxiety and because of this you can get yourself a good night's sleep.
• Reduction in obesity or helps in weight loss: Practicing this yogasana regularly will help you to boost your digestion and will help you to reduce the fat present in the belly region. You can also find it very useful in the reduction of the BMI or body mass index and obesity.

Conclusion

This position of yoga or asana going by the name vajrasana has several other hidden benefits such as the digestion of your food in the body becomes really easy when you practice this yoga right after you had your meal and this happens due to the reduction of blood circulation in to the lower portion of our body which is below the waist and increases the blood flow in your gut. Above that, this vajrasana is considered as a starting pose or position for several other important yoga asanas like shishuasana, gomukhasana and ustrasana. The reason many people favor this asana is because it is not only a part of the yoga asana but also a very comfortable, relaxing and simple way of sitting as well. You should get away from practicing this pose if you are suffering from any kind of spinal cord, knee or intestines injury or problem.