Yoga Postures Weight Loss with Illustrated : SARVANGASANA
It is considered as the best asana among all the asanas, as it activates most of the important glands and help improve their function. Even old books on Yoga proclaim importance of this asana.
Releasing :
1. Inhale and exhaling, slightly lower the legs towards head and maintaining the balance of the body remove the hands supporting the waist back to the normal position.
2. Inhaling , place the waist on the ground keeping legs straight as in the Uttanpadasana.
3. Exhaling, bring legs back to the normal position without jerk or speed.
Duration :
This asana is difficult in the beginning 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 2 to 3 minutes after sufficient practice to get the desired results.
Internal Effects :
Most of the times we remain either in standing or sitting position. Quite opposite position is taken in this asana. This helps improve the blood circulation as impure blood easily reaches the heart.
The 'Jalandhar Bandha' pressurizes the thyroid glands and to some extent pituitary gland thus helps improve their function.
To some extent you can get the benefits of Shirsasana (up side down) in this posture.
This asana controls and cures the diseases related to genital organs, constipation.
It also helps cure varicose veins and haemorrhoids.
Precaution:
People suffering from headache, brain diseases, blood pressure, heart related ailments etc. should not do this asana without expert guidance.
Do's & Don'ts :
Do's
- Keep the legs straight in knees with toes pointing to the sky.
- Raise the entire back & buttocks off the ground.
- Legs, hips and back are in one straight line.
- Hands, upper arm & elbows on the ground while supporting the back behind chest.
- Shoulders resting on the ground.
- Head straight and eye sight fixed on the raised toes.
- The chin resting in the sternal notch. (In Chin lock position)
Don'ts
- Do not bend the legs in knees.
- Do not take the legs over your head in the position, but you can take the legs over your head while taking & releasing the position.
- Do not move the neck or overstrain it in chin lock position.
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