Tittibhasana – All you need to know about Firefly Pose aka Tittibhasana

With our aim to help yoga practitioners master different yoga poses with ease, we have created an extensive yoga pose library that contains detailed info on benefits involved, systematic instructions and precautionary measures related to particular yoga poses. This time, we are focusing on the Firefly Pose, also called as Tittibhasana, to reveal its myriad technicalities and benefits.

Firefly Pose owes its etymological origin from Sanskrit words Tittibha (means Firefly) and Asana (meaning pose). When you combine both these words, i.e. Tittibha and Asana, it becomes Tittibhasana, which further means the Firefly Pose.

Step-By-Step

1. First, come into a squatting position while ensuring that your feet are comparatively closer than your shoulders. Bring your trunk between your legs and allow your pelvis to tilt forward. Allow your legs to straighten so that you pelvis is about your knee height and your trunk is kept as low as is possible.
2. Next, try to bring your left arm and shoulder under your left thigh. Now, place your left hand gently on the floor while making sure that your fingers are pointing forward.
3. While focusing on your center of gravity, what you now need to do is lift yourself off the floor. Allow your hands to support your body weight and make sure that your inner thighs are as high on your arms as is possible for you.
4. Inhale, stretch your legs forward and out to the sides, straighten them and try to keep your pelvis and legs parallel to the floor.
5. Next, allow the bases of your big toes to press through; however, your toes should feel a gentle pull toward your torso. Straighten your arms, allow your chest to hollow out and try to broaden your shoulder blades.
6. Finally, try to lift your head up while breathing slowly. Hold this position for 15-30 seconds.

Benefits

1. As it’s very clear from the steps involved in Tittibhasana or the Firefly Pose, this particular yoga pose requires extreme flexibility and strength and hence, it helps one stretch his hamstrings, groins and back torso.
2. It helps you strengthen your arms and wrists.
3. Those who wish to get a flat belly should practice Firefly Pose regularly.
4. Moreover, it helps yogis to improve their sense of balance.
5. Finally yet importantly, the Firefly Pose helps calm the mind and relives practitioners from anxiety, tension and stress.

Precautionary Measures

1. People suffering with a lower back injury, elbow and wrist injury or shoulder injury should avoid this pose.
2. It’s always advisable to use a sponge ball or a soft yoga mat for allowing cushion to your hands and wrists.