What is Sukhasana and how is it helpful?
When it comes to living a healthy life, people often think that it involves complicated processes, but according to Celebrity Nutritionist and Author Rujuta Diwekar, it’s the small efforts in our daily lifestyle that leads to big changes, which has been duly mentioned in Ayurveda as ‘Dincharya’ (daily habits)). In her recent Facebook live video, she mentioned about the benefits of sitting in ‘Sukhasna’ (cross-legged) position while eating.
How to sit in Sukhasana position?
Week 1: Sit in sukhasana even when you or sitting on the dining table. Try to do this for only one meal every day.
Week 2: Change the cross of leg.
Week 3: Eat one meal of the day while sitting on the floor.
Week 4: Change the cross of your leg as you eat sitting on the floor.
Better digestion
Increases focus and prevents overeating
Strengthens lower body
The sitting and rising test
In order to check whether you are going right or not, she suggests following the steps as:
Step 1: Stand up and sit down.
Step 2: Work towards getting up without holding anything, without touching your knee down or taking the support of any kind.
Step 3: Repeat again by changing the cross of your leg.
Step 4: Start practicing on a daily basis for better results.