Pawanmuktasana (Wind Relieving Pose): Basics, Steps, Benefits & More

Pavanamuktasana is a reclined posture that helps to release digestive gases from the intestine and stomach with great ease.

When we eat food the digestion process of the body broke down food into a small piece, the end result of the digestion process produced hydrogen, methane kind of unwanted gases. In getting these unwanted gases out of the digestive system, Pavanmuktasana is an effective treatment posture.

Pawanmuktasana Basics

Meaning

Well, all yoga poses names came from Sanskrit here Pavan means wind Mukt means Relieving and asana means pose. this is also called Wind-Relieving Pose. As the name itself suggests, this asana helps in removing unnecessary gas from the digestive tract of the stomach. That’s why it is called Wind Relieving Pose in English. A regular Yoga regime conditions all the organs of the body, keeping them well as they should.

Pavanamuktasana is suitable for all levels of yogis, where yogis lay down in a supine position then bend both legs and draw them toward the chest with the arms wrapped around the shins. After this, try to lift the head above the ground and touch the knee with your nose.

Now time to learn more about Pavanmuktasana, aka Wind-Relieving Yoga Pose, the benefits of Wind-Relieving Pose, and contraindications, and modifications.

Practice Guide for Pavanamuktasana (Wind Relieving Pose)

The guide begins with an introduction to the pose, highlighting its significance in yoga practice and its potential benefits for the body and mind.

Preparatory Pose

• Supine Spinal Twist Pose(Supta Matsyendrasana)
• Half Wind Release Pose (Ardha Pawanamuktasana)
• Reclining Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana)

Steps to do Pavanmuktasana

• The way to perform Pavanamuktasana is very easy, but you may have some difficulty in practicing this asana. Therefore it is important that this asana is practiced properly.

• Lie down on the floor and both hands on the side with the exhale lifting.

• Take a deep inhale slowly with raising both legs without bending the knees and stand both legs at a 90-degree angle from the floor.

• Bend both knees and bring towards the chest.

• Now hugging the knees with both hands (make a semi-circle on the knees) and press the ham on the abdomen with clasped hands.

• Hold the pose as well as possible with normal inhale-exhale breathing.

• After this bend, the neck towards the knees and try to touch the nose on the knee and take a deep inhaling with few lose the grip and exhaling time tight the grip or come back to the ground and relax.

• Stay in this position for about four to five seconds. After that, while breathing, bring the head slowly to the ground and while exhaling, straighten the hands and feet and return to the previous position.

Initially practice this asana for only 5 to 10 seconds and then with more proficiency, the duration can be improved to about 1 minute. This asana should be practiced daily in the morning.

Follow-Up Poses

• Fish Pose /Matsyasana
• Savasana / Corpse pose

Benefits of Pavanamuktasana

Pavanamuktasana is generally considered to be the best yoga for farting. Along with this, there are many such benefits of Pavanamuktasana that will surprise you.

• The biggest benefit of Pavanmuktasana is that by doing this asana daily, the unwanted gas is removed from the digestive system of the stomach.

• Pavanmuktasana heals stomach organ to proper flow prana in Manipura Chakra. Well, the Body has many Chakras and NADIS  and  3rd chakra is  Manipura chakra from 7 major chakras which work for digestive systems.

• The practice of Pavanmuktasana narrows your abdominal muscles and stimulates the nerves in the abdomen area, increasing blood circulation and making the abdominal organs work properly. This increases the efficiency of the abdominal muscles.

• Regular practice of this asana strengthens the abdominal muscles and brings reed bone flexibility.

• This asana also works to strengthen the muscles. It strengthens the muscles found in the hands and feet, as well as the muscles of the stomach and back.

• If you have Sciatica disease or have back pain and trouble with slip disc, then you should practice Pavanmuktasan daily.

• Especially women suffering from uterine problems are advised to perform this asana. This asana helps in curing diseases related to the uterus. This asana is also beneficial in improving fertility and known as the best fertility yoga.

Things to keep in mind

• Always perform this asana empty stomach or at least have a gap of four hours between your meals and yoga routine.
• The asana asks for quite a lot of energy so you should practice warm-up yoga poses before practicing Pavanmukatasana.
• The best is to perform yoga in the morning time. No worries if you cannot make it up in the morning, try to do it in the evening but make sure of the gap between the meals.
• Keep patience and know your limits. However, you need to trust yourself a lot if you’re doing it for the first time.

Precautions

• This asana must be avoided who suffering from piles, hernia, heart problem, and slip disc.
• Women avoid this asana if they are not comfortable in mense.
• Pregnant women should not be practiced without doctors’ approval.
• Neck problem people can practice but without raising the neck.
• If had any recent abdominal surgery must be avoided this asana.

Conclusion

Pavanmuktasana is quite an amazing pose, especially for those who like to practice exercise which wants to clear their stomach. This is a pose that can be easily performed by both men and women. Moreover, Pavanmuktasana has several benefits which are enough to live a happy fulfilled life.