Swastikasana (auspicious pose)

Procedure:-

• Sit down on the floor.
• Stretch out both legs together.
• Keep your hands by the side of the body and rest your palms on the floor keeping the fingers together and pointing forward.
• Fold one of your legs at the knees and place it against the joint of the other thigh.
• Similarly, fold the other leg and put it near the joint of the other thigh.
• Place both the hands on the knees in Gyan Mudra
• Return to the original position by first stretching your right leg and then the left.
• Keep both the legs together.  

Benefits:

• It increases balance in body and mind.
• It helps to maintain normal body temperature.
• It tones the abdominal muscles.
• It improves the strength of the backbone.
• It tones the sciatic nerve.