Pada Sanchalana Yoga Asana:

The basic purpose of Pada Sanchalanasana or Cycling yoga pose is to strengthen the Digestive System and is very helpful for people suffering from indigestion, constipation, acidity, gas or excess wind, lack of appetite, disorders of both male and female reproductive systems, diabetes and varicose veins etc. and other abdominal discomforts.

Pada Sanchalana Yoga Asana Steps:

Stage 1

• Get into the base position, as mentioned above to practice Pada Sanchalanasana.
• Now, raise the right leg, bend your knee and bring it closer to your chest. In this position, your thigh will be touching your chest.
• Raise and straighten the right leg completely while staying in this position and then lower your right leg in a forward movement.
• Bend your knee again in this forward position in such a way that when the knee comes back to chest, it has completed one round cyclic movement.
• Make sure that in this cyclic movement the heel of your foot will not touch the floor while practicing Pada Sanchalanasana.
• Complete these cyclic movements 10 times in the forward direction and 10 times in the backward direction while practicing Pada Sanchalanasana.
• This completes one cycle of Pada Sanchalanasana or Cycling yoga pose from one leg.
• Repeat the same cyclic movements with the left leg as well.

Stage 2

• Get into the base position, as mentioned above to practice Pada Sanchalanasana or Cycling yoga pose.
• Now, raise both legs, bend your knees and bring them closer to your chest. In this position, your thighs will be touching your chest.
• Raise and straighten the right leg completely while staying in this position and then lower your leg in a forward movement.
• Bend your knee again in this forward position.
• Make sure when the right knee come back to chest, it has completed one round cyclic movement.
• When the right thigh comes back to chest, straighten the left leg, bend your left knee and lower the leg in forward movement.
• Move both legs alternatively as if you are peddling a bicycle.
• Also, make sure that in this cyclic movement the heel of your feet will not touch the floor while practicing Pada Sanchalanasana.
• Complete these cyclic movements alternatively 10 times in the forward direction and 10 times in the backward direction while practicing Pada Sanchalanasana or Cycling yoga pose.
• This completes one cycle of Pada Sanchalanasana or Cycling yoga pose alternatively with both legs.

Stage 3

• Get into the base position, as mentioned above to practice Pada Sanchalanasana.
• Now, raise both legs, bend your knees and bring them closer to your chest. In this position, your thighs will be touching your chest.
• Raise both the legs and keep them together throughout the practice.
• Straighten both legs completely while staying in this position and then lower your legs in a forward movement.
• Bend your knees again in this forward position.
• Make sure when the knees come back to chest, they have completed one round cyclic movement.
• Bring the knees as close to the chest in backward movement as possible and straighten them as much as you can in the forward movement.
• Slowly lower the legs together while keeping the knees straight until your legs are just above the floor.
• Then bend your knees and bring them back to your chest.
• Also, make sure that in this cyclic movement the heel of your feet will not touch the floor while practicing Pada Sanchalanasana.
• Complete these cyclic movements 4-5 times in the forward direction and 4-5 times in the backward direction while practicing Pada Sanchalanasana or Cycling yoga pose.
• This completes one cycle of Pada Sanchalanasana or Cycling yoga pose together with both legs.