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Yoga Postures with Illustrated Weight Loss : HALASANA
Author : Mr. Vishwas Vasant Mandlik
The body takes the shape similar to a plough (
Hala in Sanskrit ). Also as the plough makes the hard ground soft,
in this asana the veins are stretched which reduces the stiffness of
the body.
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Pre
position :
Supine
Position
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Step 1
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Exhale and inhaling, start raising both the legs upward and
stop when they make angle of 90 degree with the floor.
Attain the Uttanpadasana posture.
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Step 2
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Exhaling raise the waist, hips and push the legs
backward over the head. Try to maintain the balance.
Step 3
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After exhaling completely, push the legs further back
and try to touch ground with toes. Keep the toes
stretched. Continue normal breathing.
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Position
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Keep the knees straight or else the expected pressure on the
organs is not achieved. In this position head, the
shoulders, toes and arms should rest on the ground. The chin
pressed in Jalandhar Bandha.
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Releasing
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1.
Exhale and inhaling lift the toes of the floor keeping
the legs straight in knees.
2.
Continue inhaling and slowly keep the back on the ground
and take the Uttanpadasana position.
3.
Exhaling, bring legs back to the normal position without
jerk or speed.
Duration
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This asana is difficult initially, especially for women with
heavy hips and men with big belly's. Initially you can take
help of other person while raising the hips and waist. This
asana should be maintained for 30 seconds after sufficient
practice to get the desired results.
Internal
Effects :
In this asana the spine is stretched fully in a curve. It
becomes more elastic and its overall functioning is
improved. Like in Sarvangasana Jalandhar Bandha is performed
and the same advantages are achieved.
All the muscles from toes to waist are also stretched
helping improvement in the functioning of veins.
This asana is also useful for gastric troubles, digestion
problems.
Precaution:
Avoid jerks or speedy movements as it might cause some
injury to the backbone. So the movements should be
controlled at every stage of this asana.
People suffering from spleen and lever complaints should do
this asana after consulting Yoga expert.
Do’s & Don’ts :
Do’s
- Keep the legs straight in knees with toes vertical on the
ground over your head.
- Raise the entire back & buttocks off the ground.
- Legs are in one straight line.
- As far as possible, the back remains straight & vertical.
- Arms straight with palms on the ground.
- Shoulders resting on the ground.
- The chin resting in the sternal notch. (In Chin lock
position)
Advanced variation
- One can extend the toes backwards so that top of the foot
rests on the ground.
Don’ts
- Do not bend the legs in knees.
- Do not move the neck or overstrain it in chin lock
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