Benefits of Siddhasana and Sirsasana

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 Asana

According to Maharshi Patanjali asanas should be steady and comfortable. 

In the present time many asanas have been evolved but in the traditional hatha yoga books only a few asanas have been mentioned.There are 32 asanas in Gheranda Samhita and 15 asanas in Hatha Yoga.

Asanas are very beneficial when applied as a therapy.Few asanas directly affect the endocrine system.When our glands under active or over active, we get diseases.Siddhasana is very beneficial for heart diseases.Siddhasna has great respect in the spiritual context.

Technique of Siddhasana:

1. Sit on the mat with cross legs.
2. Catch left foot and place it at the perineum. The perineum is in between the anus and the genital organs.
3. Now catch the right foot and place it over the left foot.
4. Now push the right foot toes into the space between the left calf muscles. 
5. Pull the left foot toes into space between the right calf muscles.
6. The knees should touch the floor.
7. Straighten your spine.
8. Place your hands on knees and make jnana mudra.
9. Maintain the posture as long as you are comfortable.

When we do Siddhasana, the lower heel keeps pressing the perineum and the upper heel presses the lower viscera. Testes gland in males secretes testosterone.So siddhasana controls the testosterone over secretion. 

Testosterone is responsible for male sexual characteristics such as increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of body hair.This hormone also affects the functioning of the coronary system.
By controlling the excess secretion, we can prevent coronary diseases.So limited secretion, we can control the blood pressure.

When Testosterone releases, our blood vessels constrict, the blood pressure increases.
The head stand or Sirshasana improve the ventilation in the body.When we stand up upright position the ventilation is less as compared to head stand position.And we feel very relaxed after the sirsasana practice.After the practice of sirsasana , there is a reduction in thought as well.

Also during the Sirsasana(Head Stand) practice, our breadth rate is slow and but oxygen absorption rate is higher. So our heart rate decreases. If breath rate is higher, our heart has a work to do i.e. supply of oxygen to body tissues. It means if there is less oxygen consumption, our heart will slow down. So to control the coronary problems, people should decrease their oxygen consumption. The practices of sirshasana and kumbhaka are most important for reducing oxygen consumption and training the involuntary muscles of the heart and brain.

Hypothalamus is an area deep in the brain. It has many functions but it also controls the heart muscles. When a yogi enters into underground Samadhi and stops his breath, he does not consume any oxygen, and his heart stops completely. This state has been known to continue for a number of days, and when the yogi emerges from Samadhi, his functions again resume their normal rate.

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