{"id":4792,"date":"2022-02-17T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2023-02-21T19:54:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T00:54:40","slug":"how-to-do-marichasana-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/pose-tutorials\/how-to-do-marichasana-b\/","title":{"rendered":"How to do Marichasana B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Marichasana B is a seated yoga posture found in the Ashtanga yoga tradition. The name <a href=\"https:\/\/omstars.com\/30-day-ashtanga-yoga-challenge-pose-tutorials\/day-15-marichasana-b\">Marichasana B<\/a> comes from Marichi, the name of a Hindu sage and asana (posture).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Benefits of Marichasana B<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Marichasana B yoga posture offers a variety of benefits to practitioners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">stretches and strengthens the spine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">releases the hips and groin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">stimulates and detoxifies the abdominal organs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">improves digestion and elimination<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">strengthening the intercostal muscles by stretching them, allowing for more effective breathing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">improves posture<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">opens the shoulders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Contraindications for Marichasana B <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The contraindications for Marichasana B are few but important. People with high blood pressure or heart problems should avoid Marichasana B. Also, avoid the posture if you have a knee or ankle injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to modify Marichasana B<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Start seated on the floor on a folded blanket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Close your left knee joint and drop it out to the side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Place your left foot under your right thigh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bend the right knee up toward the chest. Your right foot is in front of your left foot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In this modified position, you can gently bend forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Move the right knee to the outside of the chest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Draw your navel in and exhale and fold.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wrap your shoulder around the right knee and your left arm around your back on the left side so you can bind your hands behind your back. If you can&#8217;t reach, use a strap to complete the bind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inhale prepare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Exhale fold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay for five breathes and then do the pose on the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Full version of Marichasana B<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Do not attempt this if you don&#8217;t have a good half lotus pose. Continue to do the modified version of the pose until you&#8217;re comfortable with your half lotus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Start seated on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Close your left knee joint and drop it out to the side. Bring your foot up into the crease of your hip on your right side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bend the right knee up toward your chest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lean your body weight forward, picking your pelvis up off the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drop your chest forward and down to the inside of the right thigh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bring your right arm around the right leg and your left arm around on your left side to bind your hands behind your back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inhale prepare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Exhale fold with your forearm touching the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay for five breathes and then do the pose on the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omstars.com\/60-second-tutorials-with-angelique-sandas\/marichasana-b-276\">Marichasana B<\/a> can be challenging, but with practice, it will become easier and more enjoyable over time. Watch this video with Kino for more detail about the pose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXbHOuLA3Yk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marichasana B is a seated yoga posture found in the Ashtanga yoga tradition. The name Marichasana B comes from Marichi, the name of a Hindu sage and asana (posture). Benefits of Marichasana B The Marichasana B yoga posture offers a variety of benefits to practitioners.\u00a0 stretches and strengthens the spine releases the hips and groin &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1454],"tags":[527,358,359,1256],"class_list":["post-4792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pose-tutorials","tag-marichasana-b","tag-yoga-pose-breakdown","tag-yoga-pose-tips","tag-yoga-pose-tutorial"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/how-to-do-Marichasana-B.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4793,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792\/revisions\/4793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omstars.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}