Padmasana
Padma means 'lotus'. This is a famous meditative posture,
also called Buddha posture.
Procedure:
1. Sit on the floor, we put the right foot on the left thigh
and left foot over the right one on to the right thigh with
erect spine.
2. This posture preserves the equilibrium of our positive
& negative currents and heightens the effect of breathing
exercises.
3. In this asana we hold our consciousness in the heart.
Breathing regularly and sitting immobile, we do not allow
our thoughts to run freely, but force hem to obey our will.
4. In this way we consciously store up a tremendous amount
of creative energy.
Benefits:
It strengthen the nerves of spinal cord and make them elastic,
the respiration gets balanced, concentration increases,
the movement of Prana in Sushumna is regulated because of
the straight position of the spinal cord. That's why this
asana have been found most suitable of pranayama.
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