Meaning of the word Dhanur, a Sanskrit word, is ‘bow-shaped’. Here we should know that its shape is like the reverse of the bow. While doing this asana, the postures of our body looks like a ‘Reverse Bow’. Thus it is named so. This pose is exactly the reverse of the yoga asana known as Dhanurasana, the Bow Pose. This posture would help improving spinal flexibility and stretching the shoulders and chest. It strengthens our arms and leg muscles, too.

We can see that in this yoga posture, we are to do the yoga posture exactly the reverse of Dhanurasana, the Bow Pose.

Benefits of Doing Urdva Dhanurasana, Reverse Bow Pose

• Regular practice of Reverse Bow Pose improves the elasticity of our spine and the joints of hip.
• It would help sliming our waist.
• Due to rapid breathing we would do during this asana, it helps increasing the capacity of our lungs to take more intake of oxygen.

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