Plow Pose, Variation

Sanskrit Name: Halasana

Good for: Backache, headache, brain, insomnia, abdominal organs

Benefits

•     Calms down the brain
•     Fuels the abdominal organs and the thyroid gland
•     Provides stretch and elasticity to the shoulders and spine
•     Helps alleviate the symptoms of menopause
•     Condenses stress and fatigue
•     Beneficial for backache, headache, infertility, insomnia, sinusitis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines

•     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.”

Good to know    

•     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.

By : Natural Health News

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