“Dhanu” means “Bow” and thus Dhanursana is also known as “The Bow Pose”.
The benefits of Dhanurasana are:
- Dhanurasana has been proven very beneficial for the obesity reduction.
- Dhanurasana regulat the proper functioning of the digestive system, thus improving digestion process as well as giving relief in gastric troubles.
- Dhanurasana is extremely helpful for stress control.
- Dhanurasna brings elasticity to the spines, thus curing diseases like slip-disc.
Thus this asana if performed under proper guidance, then can help curing many diseases.