Thorpikaranam : A simple but powerful yogic practice for physical and mental wellbeing

Do this daily if you want to

- Sharpen your mind ,
attentiveness & decisiveness
-Reduce weight and belly fat
- Strengthen your vision
- Overall flexibility of your joints and muscles

Most often given as punishment for mischievous kids at school and done as prayer before Bhagwan Ganesha It's actually a superb physical exercise which benefits both physical and cognitive functions of your body

Per astrology, Ganesha is ruling diety for planet Ketu (Gnanakaraka) who is meant for blessings with wisdom (Gnana) /intelligence Per psychology,it is given as cognitive therapy to minimize their sadistic thoughts ..no wonder it's help to discipline mischievous kids at school

Another name for Ganapathi is Vigneshwara / Vinayagar he is considered to remove the vignam / obstacle by bestowing intelligence To be successful in your personal & professional life you need to tide over many obstacles in your path only through your intelligence & hardwork

Looking scientifically, We hold earlobes between thumb and forefinger with hands crossed in front of chest and perform repetitive squats. This is done 18 or 108 times as prarthana mostly for success in anything It's a kind of auricular vagus nerve stimulation