Think of a standing archery bow. You are the bow. You are the asana…As you begin Standing Bow Pose or Dandayamana-Dhanurasana, start to focus on the balance of the body and the mind. Start from your feet, trying to keep the pressure on your big toe and extend the focus to your quadriceps. When your ankle bone is in your hand, kick into your hand before you even begin to lower your chest to the floor. When you see your kicking foot over the center of your head, continue to focus on the balance between kicking your foot upwards towards the ceiling and stretching your arm towards the mirror.
Allow your hips to be tilted upwards towards the sky. Maintain a soft gaze at one point in the mirror, perhaps in the center of your eyes or one point somewhere on your tensionless face that you feel most comfortable for you. Also, don’t forget one of the most important factors to flowing and glowing in this posture is to breath into each motion of the pose and have fun....It's just yoga:)
Benefits:
-Standing Bow moves all the blood from one side of the body to the other, then back again.
-It develops balance, increases the size and elasticity of the rib cage, and firms the abdominal wall and upper thighs.
-It improves the flexibility and strength of the lower spine.
-Standing Bow builds patience, determination and concentration.
