Mandukasana
Frog Pose (seated) · మండూకాసనం
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Intermediate Seated asanas · కూర్చుని చేసే ఆసనాలు
⏱ Hold / repeat: 3 rounds · 👧 not for children · 👵 seniors: choose an easier version
How to do it
- Sit in Vajrasana.
- Make fists, place them against the navel area.
- Breathing out, bend forward, pressing the fists gently into the abdomen.
- Look forward; breathe in and come up.
🌬️ Breathing: Exhale to bend, inhale to rise.
✅ Benefits
- Traditional practice for the abdomen
- Stretches the back
❌ Common mistakes
- Pressing too hard
⚠️ Avoid it, or take care, if
- Pregnancy
- Abdominal surgery or ulcer
- Back injury
🪑 Easier versions
- Smaller forward bend, no fists
Stop at once with chest pain, faintness, severe breathlessness or sharp pain. Emergency: 108 / 112. Educational content, not medical advice.
More Seated asanas
Dandasana Sukhasana Padmasana Ardha Padmasana Siddhasana Vajrasana Baddha Konasana Gomukhasana Simhasana Navasana
Yoga supports well-being; it does not diagnose or treat disease. If you have a health condition, are pregnant or have had surgery, ask your doctor first. Advanced poses (headstand, shoulder stand, plough, wheel, crow, lotus) need a qualified teacher.
