The history of the emergence of the Garudasana in Indian philosophy is very entertaining. The name of the garudasana, or pose of the eagle, comes from "Garuda" - the eagle, the king of birds. Garuda met with Vishnu, who offered to fulfill any of his wishes. Garuda wished to be higher than Vishnu. The wise god Vishnu offered to become his mount in response.
Benefit
Having completed at least once the pose of the eagle, you yourself will guess what part of the body it develops. First of all, this is the shoulder girdle. Asana eliminates the stiffness of the shoulders, increases blood circulation and sensation of their limbs from the shoulders to the fingertips.
If you perform a complicated version of the eagle's pose in yoga - with crossed arms and legs, it will become a healing remedy for varicose veins, seizures, and pain in the calf muscles.
The pose of the eagle is often confused with twine, because of similar names - Garudasana and Hanumanasana. But there is nothing common with these asanas, except that they belong to one spiritual and physical practice.
Technique of execution
We accept a comfortable position, sitting on the heels, knees together, back straight. The first rule of yoga is a straight back, the second is a closed mouth and an open nose. We stretch the two arms forward, turn the palm of the left hand upward, and the right elbow descend to the left elbow bend. Cross arms and try to connect the hands together. If you can not connect the palms (which is normal and common for beginners), you can take your wrist. But it is necessary to direct the movement upwards. Pay attention to the shoulders: we try to connect the shoulder blades mentally, and push the chest forward. Looking forward, maximally tightening the shoulders outwards.
This is the original version of the eagle's pose.
We will also make a dynamic version of the pose of a soaring eagle.
Without tearing the structure of the hands, from the elbows we begin to gently rise upwards, strictly straightening the body with hands. In this action, the scapula works very well - they start turning outward and pulling out your chest. If you mastered this, let's go further. From the previous position, we stretch a little more upwards and bend backwards. We try to dilute the ribs and stretch the intercostal muscles, directing the body always up and back.
Keep this position exactly as long as you can breathe evenly - nose, feeling the inhale and exhalation on the tip of the nose. With a soft exhalation, you turn your hands to the center, separate your palms, change your hands and repeat from the other side.