Simhasana or lion pose, comes from the Sanskrit simha, that means “lion” and asana “pose”, for which we think it is right that the word Simhasana ...SkiptocontentHowtocarryoutsimhasanaHome/health,Sportsandexercises/HowtocarryoutsimhasanaHowtocarryoutsimhasanaViewLargerImageHOWTOCARRYOUTSIMHASANASIMHASANAorLIONPOSELetsseethemeaningandhowtocarryoutsimhasana thelionpose.HOWTOCARRYOUTSIMHASANAKneelonthematandplaceyourrightankleabovetheleftone.Pointyourfeettowardstheoutsideandsitdownwithyourbuttocksincontactwiththerightheel,thatisplacedabove.Atthispointrestsyourpalmsonyourkneesbyexertingpressure.Separateyourfingersandgraspyourknees,youneedto imaginethatyourfingersaretheclawsofalion.Nowinhaledeeplythroughyournose,openyourmouthandputyourtongueout,pointingittowardsyourchin.Openyoureyesandcontractthefrontmusclesofyourneck.Exhalingdeeplyfromthemouth,trytomakeasoundsimilarto“ahhhhh”(almostaroar).Somebooksandschoolsrecommendlookingtowardsthespacebetweenthe eyebrowswhile otherssuggesttodirectyourgazetowardsthetipofthenose.Atthispoint,holdforafewminutesoruntilyouareabletomaintainaproperbalance.Toexitfromthepose,bringyouanklesclosetogetherrestingyourfeetonthematandsitdownforaminuteinVAJRASANA.Simhasana orlionpose,comesfromtheSanskrit simha, that means“lion”and asana “pose”,forwhichwethinkitisrightthattheword Simhasana canbeliterallytranslatedas“Lionpose”.Insometextshoweveritisalsocalled Simhagarjanasana.Butbecarefulbecausethispose–Mustbeperformedwithcautionifyousufferfromdisturbancestothejointsoftheknees:youcaninthiscaseuseacushionoratowelfoldedbehindtheknee,whereitbends,towidentheangleofthebend.–Alsobecarefulifyouhaverecentlyundergoneanoperationatthelevelofthethroat,neckorface.BENEFITSOFSIMHASANALetusnowalsotakealookatthebenefitsthelionposebrings:Reducesstressandanger.Relaxesandreducesthetensionatthelevelofthethroatandofthefacemuscles.Stimulatesthefunctionofthetonsilsandtheimmunesystemingeneral.Strengthensthemusclesoftheneckandshoulders.Helpstohealthesorethroatandotherminordisord