Vajra-asana - The Diamond Posture - Yoga Postures Step-By-Step

The Thundbolt or Diamond Pose - Vajra-asana

Vajra-asana - The Thunderbolt or Diamond Pose


	Posture:		Vajra-asana The Thunderbolt or Diamond Pose
	Translation:		The Sanskrit word vajra means thunderbolt or diamond.

	Pronunciation:		vuh-drah-sa-na
	Difficulty:		(2)


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"Make the thighs tight like adamant and place the legs by the two sides of the anus. This is called the Vajra-asana. It give psychic powers to the Yogi."
Gheranda-samhita II.12

The Thunderbolt or Diamond Pose (Vajra-asana) Instruction:

1		The vajra-asana is a seated posture. Begin by sitting back on your heels and placing your knees, legs and feet together.

2		Keeping the back straight place the palms of your hands down on top of your thights.

3		Breath gently thorugh your nostrils and sit in this position for at least three minutes.

Comments:

The vajra-asana is a versatile posture well suited for meditation, rest in between other seated postures, or as an aid to digestion.

The vajra-asana is the first stop in various other yoga postures such as the anjaneya-asana (salutation posture) and the ushtra-asana (the camel).

Durations/Repetitions:

The vajra-asana can be held for as long as is comfortable(and depending on the reason for doing the posture).