Plow Pose, Variation

Sanskrit Name: Halasana

From SalambaSarvangasana, exhale and bend from the hip joints to slowly lower your toes to the floor above and beyond your head
Keep your torso perpendicular to the floor and your legs fully extended
With your toes on the floor, lift your top thighs and tailbone towards the ceiling
Draw your inner groins deep into the pelvis
Imagine that your torso is hanging from the height of your groins
Continue to draw your chin away from your sternum and soften your throat
Continue to press your hands against the back torso, pushing the back up toward the ceiling as you press the backs of the upper arms down, onto your support
You can release your hands away from your back and stretch the arms out behind you on the floor, opposite the legs
Clasp the hands and press the arms actively down on the support as you lift the thighs toward the ceiling
To exit the pose bring your hands onto your back again
Lift back into Sarvangasana with an exhalation
Roll down onto your back
Simply roll out of the pose on an exhalation
“Halasana is usually performed after Sarvangasana for anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes.”

Avoid doing this pose if you have diarrhea
Do not attempt this pose during your periods
Do not attempt if you have neck injury
It is not advised to attempt this pose if you have asthma or high blood pressure
If you are pregnant and you are a beginner in this pose than strictly not attempt it
With the feet on the floor, this pose is considered to be intermediate to advanced
It is not sensible to perform the pose in this way without adequateerstwhileskill or lest you have the directions of a skilled instructor.

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