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Halasana
( Plough Pose)
Hala
means
‘plough’. Since the
posture resembles a plough, it is called halasana.
Procedure
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Lie
on your back with legs and arms straight.
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Inhale
and lift both legs so that they are at right angles to the body.
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Stay
in this position for few seconds, then exhale.
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Breathe
in and raise your hips off the floor.
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Be
perpendicular to the floor
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Bring
your legs down over your head.
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Rest
your toes on the floor.
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Keep
your back and your legs straight and stiff as a plough.
Benefits
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Useful in osteoarthritis, and lumbar spondylitis.
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Keeps the spine
flexible and healthy.
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Promotes supply of
blood to spine and its ligaments.
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Eliminates muscular
rrheumatism and sprain.
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Helps relieve
digestive problems.
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Gives ret to the
brain and makes you calm and quiet.
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Reduces fat from
the abdomen and thereby useful to obese persons.
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Increases memory
and mental power.
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Imparts strength to
abdominal muscles.
Precautions
People
with high blood pressure, cervical and lumbar spondylosis, sciatica and
asthma, or women who are pregnant, should not practice this asana
without proper guidance
from a therapist.
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