Health Matters

Halasana or The Plough Pose

It is an extreme forward bending exercise which promotes strength and flexibility in all the regions of the back and neck.

How to do it:-

1. Lie on the back of your body with your feets stretched and hands on the side of your body with the palms resting on the ground beside the waist and should be close to the body.

2. Stretch your legs and toes and then while inhaling raise your legs till they become vertical. Then start to exhale and lower your legs on the opposite side i.e. towards your head but do not overdo yourself. Do it only to the extent that you can.

3. After exhaling , keep the breathing normal and stay in the posture for about 8-10 secoonds.

4. Now return back slowly to the earlier position Keep your legs and toes tight and stretched during the returning.

Benefits:-

1. Energizes and nourishes the sexual glands and brings strength and vitality to them. It has medicinal effect for impotency and frigidity.

2. It reduces the Excess weight without weaking the body and it also helps cure the problem of spine.

Precautions:- While returning back to normal position, body should be lowered slowly.

Sarvangasana literally means a pose that exercises full body parts. The pose has significant benefits. It is Yoga’s inverted pose which extremely beneficial for entire body. The pose helps in conditions like, Hypothyroidism, hypertension, constipation and many others. The pose specifically stretches stress areas like neck and lower back.

Method:-

1. Lie down on your back, both arms by the side
2. Raise your both legs to 90 degrees
3. Lift your hips slowly and place your hands on the hips. Remember Sarvangasana is shoulder stand position so your body should rest on your shoulders and not on your back.
4. Keep your feet straight without bending your knees.
5. Stay in the position for 45-60 seconds, don’t force yourself
6. Do not move your head while in the position
7. Slowly place your hands again on the floor and return to 90 degree position
8. Slowly come to the normal position and relax for few seconds.

Benefits:

1. Stimulates thyroid gland and improves its functions
2. Massages neck and lower back ares
3. Improves blood circulation in chest, shoulders, neck and back
4. Helpful in reducing varicose veins by directing blood from in upward direction.
5. Directs blood flow to heart

DO NOT practice Sarvangasana in case of
1. Menstruation as it reverses blood flow
2. High blood pressure, heart problem, hernia, cervical spondylitis and kidney disorder
3. Neck ,back or shoulder injury

How to do it:-

1. Stand erect with legs together and hands by the side of the thighs. Gaze in front.

2. Raise your hands straight in front up to arms. Palms should face each other.

3.Bring the hands up straight foward towards the sky, fingers pointing upward.

4. Now slowly raise your heels and stand on toes. Raise heels as much as you can. Stretch body up as much as possible.

5. While returning to the original position, bring your heels on the ground first.

6. Slowly bring down your hands also.

7. While raising your toes try to feel the air rising from your toe to head and while exhaling, i.e. going down , feel the air going down your body.


Benifits of Tadasana:-

1. Erects your spine and give you a good posture.

2. Helps in increasing your height but of-course only if you are less than 25 years of age.

3.Visceroptosis and pain in the backbone is removed.

4. Relieves sciatica and Strengthens thighs, knees, and ankle.

Precautions:-

1. Those having reeling sensations should abstain from it.

2. This is a balancing exercise so you should not show any haste and try to do only upto the point that you do not lose your balance.