Alternative Therapies

While practicing this posture, your body resembles a boat. Naukasana (Boat Pose) is helpful for people suffering from diabetes and dyspepsia.

1. Lie on your abdomen with your chest and chin resting on the floor. Keep your legs straight and close together.
2. Take your arm in front, to the side of your head; and keep them parallel to each other. Let the palms face the ground.
3. Now you will be in a position where your head is between your arms. Make your forehead touch the ground.
4. As you inhale, raise your arms, head, neck, trunk and legs simultaneously. Lift them as high as possible without bending your legs.
5. Your back will be arched in such a way that only the lower part of your abdomen will touch the ground. The entire weight of your body will be balanced at the abdomen.
6. While exhaling, return to the initial position by first bringing the head and trunk to the floor.
7. Lie on the floor as in the initial position.

Naukasana should not be practiced by people suffering from hypertension, heart disease and lumbar spondilitis.