狮子式

瑜珈---狮子式做法： 　　
（1） 金刚坐坐好，调整呼吸。 　　
（2） 身体前倾，双膝、双手撑地，小腿抬起。 　　
（3） 吸气，低头含胸，缩腹，拱起背部。
　　
（4） 呼气，抬头，塌腰，圆睁双眼，让眼球滚向上眼眶，注视两眉之间的中点，把嘴张开，用力将舌头向下方伸出。保持20秒钟，用口呼吸。 　　
（5） 还原成金刚坐放松，然后再做一遍。
效果：纵向伸展面部肌肉，使其得到强化。预防面部松弛下垂，振动声带和喉头，使其得到按摩。改进音质，防治咽炎、扁桃腺炎，同时狮子式还使面部和颈部的其他腺体受益。

Steps

1.Sit up on the knees with the heels of the feet pressed against the buttocks and the calves of the legs flat on the floor.

2. Place the balls of the hands on the knees, straighten the arms and keep the back erect and the head straight (not tilted forward, back, to the left or the right).

3. Inhale while leaning forward slightly, stretching the mouth the jaws as wide as possible, extend the tongue out and downward as much as possible, fix your gaze either at the tip of the nose or between the eyebrows and stretch the fingers straight out from the knees.

4. Hold the posture for the duration of the inhaled breath then exhale, relaxing the forward stretch, dropping the fingers to the knees and closing the mouth and eyes.

Benefits & Precautions:

Simhasana helps cure diseases of the face, tongue, vocal cords, back and anus. It removes nervous weakness and ensures longevity. It helps clear the voice and also improves eyesight. People with neck pain can do this asana without bending the neck.