Janu sirsasana head support (Therapy)

The Sanskrit name is derived from Janu (जानु) meaning knee, Sirsa (शीर्ष) meaning head and asana (आसन) meaning posture or seat.

• Begin by sitting on your yoga mat with your legs extended in front of you (Dandasana).

• Sit evenly on both sitting bones, grounding them firmly into the floor.

• Keep your spine tall and your shoulders relaxed.

• Place a folded yoga blanket and bolster lengthwise on your yoga mat.

• Sit with your right leg extended and your left knee bent, bringing the sole of your left foot to your inner right thigh.

• Keep the bolster on the knee & blanket upon the bolster for head to rest.

• Keep the bench overhead your ankles for your hands to get rested.

• Square your hips as much as possible toward the extended right leg.

• Keep your spine long as you fold forward, avoiding rounding your back.

• Keep your neck in line with your spine, neither jutting your chin forward nor tucking it in too much.

• Collapsing on your back

• Aim your chest at your thigh instead of your forehead at your knee

• Avoid in case of asthma

• Avoid if suffering from knees or hips injury

• Avoid in case of gastrointestinal issues