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Importance of Navel All the regions of the human body
are very important. But the most important and maximum abused region is
the Navel. It is associated with many important organs like Kidneys, Stomach,
Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Pancreas, Gall Bladder and Liver.
This is the region where digestion of our food intake takes place. Of
the 7 Chakras of the Sushumna, this is the 3rd Chakra-Manipooraka. In
the Vertibral Column this relates to the Lumbar portion. It gives us the
sense of generosity, complete satisfaction and contentment. It deals with
the self value of a person like power, identity, status, aggression etc.
The related element is Fire(Agni) and the colour is Orange. Goddess is Lakshmi.
Among the 6 basic shrines, Thiruvannamalai is considered to be Manipooraka
Sthalam. In the zodiac this is represented by Aquarius. An aquarian is one
who goes beyond himself, entering into a new dimension, goes boldly where
no one has gone before. Our new era is the era of Aquarius. Navel plays
the most important role in development of the body from the very beginning
of life even at the stage of embryo. The Navel centre balance all forces
and is the centre of physical gravity while sitting, standing, walking,
running or in any other posture. It can be considered as centre of life
and plays most important part in the harmony of body, mind and soul.
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Navel
to Spine Exercise This exercise teaches the stabilization
of the lumbar spine which is crucial in all Pilates movements. The exercises
requires the practitioner to make the distance between the stomach and spine
as small as possible:
Lie down on your back on a soft mat. Bend your knees and relax your arms. Imagine a large weight pressing down on your stomach. As you pull your navel back feel how your lumbar spine lengthens. Keep breathing without letting your stomach rise, feel how your ribs rise and fall. |
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The
Oblique Bug PREPARATION:
1. Lie down on your back on a hard surface. 2. Extend your left leg fully paralleling the floor, but don't let it actually touch the floor. 3. Pull right leg to chest and hold it there. 4. Place hands behind head. 5. Lift shoulders ONLY halfway up. 6. Pull navel to spine and hold it there. Breathe! EXECUTION: 1. Now touch the right elbow to the left knee and hold for 20 seconds. 2. Keeping navel pulled in toward spine, reverse sides, touching left elbow to left knee and hold 3. Repeat once again each side. |
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5 Koshas
