Pose Name Sanskrit Name Level Targets
Lion Pose Simhasana Beginner Exercises the muscles in the face and throat

What is Lion Pose?

Simhasana or Lion Pose is the bold stance of the king of the jungle and evokes the lively spirit of the animal. At this pose you should open your throat, jaw, and neck which can help with jaw/neck pain and stimulate the throat chakra. It also stretches the face muscles and the chest. You can roar two or three times.

How to do Lion Pose

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Step 1

Sit on yoga mat. Put your palms on the floor. The distance between the hands should be as wide as the shoulder width. Your knees, shins and your feet should be on the floor. Put your buttocks on your heels. Now put your right palm on your right knee and put your left palm on your left knee.

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Final Step

Then simultaneously open your mouth as much as you can, open your eyes too, contract the muscles on the front of your throat, and exhale the breath slowly out through your mouth with a distinct “ha” sound. The breath should pass over the back of the throat.

Come out from the pose: Close your mouth and lift your palms off the floor. Sit on yoga mat again.
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Variations: Sit as Frog Pose. Kneel on the floor and sit back on your heels, then wiggle your buttocks down onto the inner arches of the feet, which together form a kind of saddle. Then, keeping the inner tips of your big toes touching, spread your knees wide, at least as wide as your outer hips. Now lean your torso forward and press your palms on the floor between your legs, fingers turned back toward your pelvis. Keep your elbows as straight as possible. Then perform the pose as described in Step 4 above.
Deepen the Pose: It is better Jalandhara Bandha perform during Simhasana.
Contraindications and Precautions
Avoid this pose if have knee injury
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You can sit on a chair and do the pose.
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Benefits:
Relieves tension in the chest and face.
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Reduce the mouth and wrinkles the skin of the neck.
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Destroys disease and facilitates the three major bandhas (Mula, Jalandhara, Uddiyana).
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Preparatory Poses:
pose Name sunskrit
Child-pose-icone Bound Angle Pose Baddha Konasana
Child-pose-icone Staff Pose Dandasana
Child-pose-icone Lotus Pose or Easy Pose Siddhasana or Sukhasana
Child-pose-icone Reclining Hero Pose Supta Virasana
Child-pose-icone Reclining Bound Angle Pose Supta Baddha Konasana
Child-pose-icone Hero Pose Virasana
Follow-up Poses:
pose Name sunskrit
Child-pose-icone Beginning Breathing Pranayama