Bali Spirit Festival 2025

The Pawanmuktasana is a special contribution of the teachings of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. It is very useful as a preparatory practice as it opens up all the major joints & relaxes the muscles of the body. 

Pawanmuktasana is divided into 3 distinct groups of asanas: the anti-rheumatic group, the digestive / abdominal group and the shakti bandha group to release energy blocks.

In Sanskrit these practices are referred to as sukshma vyayama, which means ‘subtle exercise’. The word pawan means ‘wind’ or ‘prana’ ; mukta means ‘release’ and asana means ‘pose’. Therefore, Pawanmuktasana means a group of asanas that remove any blockages preventing the free flow of energy in the body and mind.