Simhasana (Singhasana): Yoga for lisping and stammering

Singh or Simha in Sanskrit means lion thus Singhasana, Simhasana or Sinhasana is therefore called lion pose. In this the noisy inhalation and exhalation seems as roaring like a lion. A proper throat massage tunes the vocal cord and makes the pronunciation clear and the problem like lisping and stammering can be prevented. Sinhasana yoga also called Singhasana yoga properly massage throat thus is beneficial in stammering and lisping especially in children.

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Apna mudra : Yoga mudra for constipation, piles and diabetes

Hast mudra are the mudra which purify our body. Apana hast mudra is a yoga mudra which has been beneficial for many diseases like piles, diabetes and teeth troubles. Those persons who find tough in doing yoga, should try to do mudras at least half an hour in a day.

How to perform apana mudra

Keeping index finger and ring finger straight, the tip of the thumb should be touched by ring finger and middle finger as seen in the image below.



Benefits of apana mudra

This apana yoga mudra provides internal confidence and infuse internal energy. Regular practice of this yoga mudra cures chronic diseases like diabetes, it is beneficial in piles and ant diseases related to vata. It is helpful in constipation, urinary obstruction and kidney diseases. One can get rid of teeth troubles by practicing this yoga mudra. It causes perspiration thus foreign matter of the body is thrown out and body gets purified.

Heart patients with diabetes should prefer this yoga mudra as it can be helpful in both conditions.

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Dhanurasana : Yoga for kidney problems

Dhanurasana literally means a bow pose as dhanush in Sanskrit means a bow. The actual posture of dhanurasana looks like an archer's bow. This asana apart from increasing flexibility of spine is ver good for all types of urinary and kidney problems. Dhanurasana is basically an exercise involving muscles of groins, belly,
chest, spine, shoulders and neck. Thus is increases the strretchebility of almost entire body.

How to perform Dhanurasana

For performing Dhanurasana one should lie on the belly and fold the legs keeping the ankles on the hip. The knees and toes should be touching each other. Now with both hands both the legs from the ankle should be holded.

Now while inhaling the knees should be lifted and thighs should be stretched upwards, keeping the hands straight. After lifting the lower portion, the upper part of the stomach, chest, neck, and head should also be lifted. The only portion which should touch the ground surface ideally is the naval and abdominal portion around naval area. All other part of the body should be raised making rthe shape of the body like a stretched bow as shown in the picture.

Duration for Dhanurasana

One should try to maintain this pose for 10 to 30 seconds, and then while exhaling one should come back to original position in the same order.

The yoga should be repeated again when the breath normalizes. Ideally one should perform 3 to 4 times.

For the beginners, a help can be taken to raise the body and one should stretch only upto that level which they can do without any problem, but should try to remain for 10 to 30 seconds in theat pose.

Benefits of Dhanurasana

Dhanurasana is very much helpful in patients suffering from cervical spondylitis and backache as it makes the spines more flexible and healthy. It is also helpful in diseases related to stomach like constipation.

In some person there may be shifting of naval and this yoga helps in preventing that. Shifting of naval is usually seen in obese person with accumulation of fats in the abdomen. Thus it also prevents fatty deposits on abdomen.

In women dhanurasana is helpful to cure menstrual irregularities and also reduces fats after childbirth, but it should not be performed after caeserean section.

Dhanurasana is though helpful in majority of abdominal problem, but it has a special therapeutic role in kidney diseases. In strengthen the kidney and curbs all urinary problems. It has been beneficial for prostate enlargement as well. Many persons suffer from various incontinence may be strress incontinence or urge incontinence. Dhanurasana is effective in all these conditions.

In bronchial asthama, though this yoga is not the 1st choice as it is a difficult one, but when one get some control by doing pranayamas and other easier yoga , dhanurasana has an additional affect in controlling asthama.

Precautions for Dhanurasana

If any one suffering from serious and chronic back injury should not perform Dhanurasana. It is also contraindicated in person suffering from migraine headache. A person have problem in sleep and suffer from insomnia should perorm dhanurasana cautiously.

Thus Dhanurasana may be considered a yoga of second stage and person suffering from backacke, urinary problems or constipations should cram the process of performing and start practicing as early as possible.

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Virasana : Yoga to tone your body

Virasana also spelled as veerasana literally means a posture of leader or a brave posture. Veer in sanskrit means a brave, a leader or a chief.

In todays world where there is no time to relax till your work is finished in the evening and even a good sleep doesnt provide a perfect relaxation, virasana is the answer. This yoga is a perfect relaxation for the body and energize you internally and make you fresh again to fight this world, thus the name is virasana.

Virasana gives releif to tired legs and body, it tone up your body and can be done even during pregnancy period when there is an absolute need to relax, not only physically but also menatally.

How to perform Virasana

After sitting in the kneeling position, both feet should be kept besides your buts, while your body should be perpendicular with your thighs which is on the floor, the inner knees should touch each other. The sole of feet should face upwards and angle your big toes slightly in toward each other and press the top of each foot evenly on the floor. Firm your shoulder blades against the back ribs and lift the top of your sternum like a proud warrior. Widen the collar bones and release the shoulder blades away from the ears. Lengthen the tailbone into the floor to anchor the back torso.



Keep yourself in this posture for 1-3 minutes at initial stage and being in this pose inhale and exhale constantly.

While coming to normal position first press your hands against the floor to lift your buttocks up, slightly higher than the heels. Then cross your ankles underneath your buttocks, sit back over the feet and onto the floor, then stretch your legs out in front of you. It can be repeated 3-4 times which may tone up your whole body and gives you a sense of relaxation.

Benefits of virasana

Virasana is the yoga for a warrior, it tone up your whole body and rejunevate you. It re energize you and provide the lost strength. It increases celebacy. It is also useful for gas in the stomach and indigestion.

Virasana is a very helpful yoga for hypertensive and asthama patient and have a therapeutic role in these diseases.

In women this yoga is strongly recommended at all ages as in menopausal women , it relives from menopausal symptoms, in pregnancy it reduces the swelling of the foot or pedal edema. After childbirth it helps in weight loss without hampering nutrition which is essential at that stage.

It strengthen the arch and make your body in proper shape.

Precaution for virasana

A person with knee or ankle injury should perform this yoga with caution and it is better to get cured and then to start thsi yoga. In heart diseases this yoga should be done cautiously.

If you are suffering from chronic headache, it is better to avoid this yoga.

The conclusion is that this yoga virasana is helpful for women in all conditions and is one of the yoga recommended during pregnancy to reduce pedap edema especially in second trimester.

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Bhujangasana : Yoga for asthama and overweight

Bhujangasana literally means a posture like a snake. Bhujang is Sanskrit means snake. It is also popular by the name of Cobra pose or cobra posture.

This yoga is also one of the recommendation to ladies who delivered child birth and now wants to reduce weight. Along with Paschimottasana, this yoga is also helpful in maintaining a flat abs and an attractive figure. This is not a tough yoga to perform but a proper procedure is necessary. Bhujangasana also increases the flexibility and expands the lungs, thus helpful is diseases like asthama.

How to perform Bhujangasana

For performing bhujangasana one should lie in prone position on the floor. Place a mat or a bed sheet on the floor but it should not be slippery.

Then keeping both palm on the floor, riase you body though waist while inhaling. Don,t constrict your buttock muscle. Keep your hands straight and raise your body, both legs should be close and on the floor. While raising your body your tail bone should push your pubis towards the floor. Keep your head straight so that you should look straight as shown in picture.



Hold this posture for 30 seconds to 1 minutes and then relax slowly to normal prone position while exhaling. Repeat is 3 to 5 times in a day.

Initially your body may be stiff if you are a beginner. So dont over stretch. In fact in early days there is no problem in taking a support of a chair while stretching, gradually when your spine will become flexible and fat over abodomen will reduce, then you can perform in ideal ways.

Benefits of Bhujangasana

Bhujangasana increases the flexibility of the spine and body. It is one of the recommended yoga exercise to lose weight in women after childbirth. In normal overweight person this yoga is helpful in curbing fat contents. Bhujangasana open up chest and heart thus helps in expanding lungs and is very much helpful for those suffering from asthama.

Children suffering from childhood asthama should be encouraged to do bhujangasana, which is very much helpful in curing this disease as children are more flexible.

For young women who are figure conscious should always perform this yoga as it reduces fats from abdomen, makes your buts firm and gives you an attractive figure. This yoga also gives releif from stress and anxiety.

Last but not the least, this yoga is done by most of the film stars and Shilpa Shetty a renound actress in Indian cinema do this bhujangasana every day and strongly recommend to every women.

Precautions for bhujangasana

Though Bhusangasana is safe to perform even in children and adoloscents, but if there is any history of back injury, a cautious approach should be taken, it is very good yoga after childbirth but during pregnancy it should never be performed.

If anyone is suffering from acute or chronic headache should avoid doing bhujangasana, till the headache is cured. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a disease of hand where there is enrpment of nerves. In this condition bhujangasana is not done at all.

Thus I conclude saying that for childhood asthama, childhood obesity and for weight loss after childbirth, encourage yourself and your children to perform bhujangasana.

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Paschimottanasana : Yoga to reduce fat from abdomen

Paschimottanasana literally means stretching towards west, that means streching forward. This yoga is though beneficial for diabetes, but is usually meant for women. It is one of the most beneficial yoga to reduce fat from abdomen and is strongly recommended for women after child birth to regain their shape back. It is an stretching exercise thus even in an obese women it helps to curb fat from abdomen giving a flat abs.

How to perform Paschimottanasana

While sitting on the floor, keep your legs straight with heels touching the ground. Now slightly bend forward while inhaling and try to get hold of your foot by your hands without bending the knees. Bend slighly more and try to touch your knees with your nose.

Initially one may not be flexible enough to complete the whole procedure or the fats in the abdomen may act as a barrier, but at initial stage bend as much as you can, but dont bend your knees. Dont do it too fast, as the important thing is to remain in the bending posture for longer duration than to do more and more randomly.

So at initial stage bend as much as you can and remain in that posture for at leat 5 to 6 minutes. Repeat this 3-5 times a day.

Benefits of Paschimottanasana

As mentioned above this yoga is a wonder to reduce fat from abdomen and is especially for postpartum women or women after child birth. Thus it maintain the shape of the body, maintain flat abs. Paschimottanasana is also useful for women having irregular menstruation or painful menstruation. Older women attaining menopause suffers with many menopausal symptoms like hot flushes, anxiety etc. Paschimottanasana helps in curing those menopausal symptoms.

In general being a stretching exercise Paschimottanasana increases flexibility of spine, back and legs and strengthen muscles over there. It is also useful for a person having chronic indigestion problem.

Paschimottanasana also helps in problems like sinusitis, as there is flexibility of body, one may feel fresh thus it also helps in curing anxiety and depression and tends to delay fatigueness.

Precautions while performing Paschimottanasana

This yoga Paschimottanasana is strongly prohibited for those having recent back injury. A patient of bronchial asthama do do this yoga carefully and if the symptoms aggravate should stop doing this till asthama is releived by dhanurasana.

A person having diarrhea due to any reason should not perform Paschimottanasana till his/her diarrhea is controlled.

Thus Paschimottanasana is a yoga with a touch of exercise and one should always perform it to have a good and attractive figure in spite of being a mother.

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Prana Mudra : Yoga mudra for eye problems and increasing eye sight

Prana means life and this mudra activates life by activating the dormant energy inside our body. For better vision this prana mudra is very much helpful.

How to perform Prana Mudra

This mudra posture occurs by touching the tips of little finger and ring finger by tip of the thumb. Rest two fingers that is index finger and middle finger should be straight as showm in the picture.

Benefits of yoga Prana mudra

As mentioned aboove this mudra activates the dormant energy and and makes our body active, healthy and energetic. This is a rejuvenating mudra and removes fatiguness. This yoga mudra also strengthen our immunity system. By doing this prana mudra one can remain fast without eating anything for longer duration without any feeling of weakness. Prana yoga mudra is very much beneficial for eye problems. Those having low vision should always perform prana mudra for at least 15 to 30 minutes.
Those who lack sleep should perform this prana mudra along with Gyana or dhyana mudra for maximum benefit.

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Prithvi mudra : Yoga mudra for activating yourself

If you feel low, dull and inactive and want to revitalize yourself, it is best to do by performing prithvi mudra which energize your self and makes you active.

How to perform prithvi hand mudra

Simply fold the ring finger and join its tip with the thumb. Keep other fingers straight as shown in image.

Benefits of prithvi mudra

This hand mudra revitalize yourself and cures weakness of the body, leanness and removes feeling of fatigueness. It makes the body active, bright and glowing. In simple words prithvi hand mudra is an energy supplier to the body.

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Sunya Mudra : Yoga mudra for hearing defect

Sunya mudra is mainly a yoga mudra for hearing defects. Middle finger which represent space element play a major role in this.

How to perform sunya mudra

As mentioned the middle finger represents space element, this finger is folded so that it touches the root of the thumb, a slight pressure by thumb is given. Other fingers should be kept straight as shown in the image.

Benefits of sunya mudra

As mentioned sunya yoga mudra helps in curing ear problems like secretion and discharge from the ear, pain in the ear, hearing impairment or even frank deafness, unless any serious organic cause is not present. This benefits can be witnessed on parcticing this sunya yoga mudra daily for one hour for a long period of time.

Sunya yoga mudra is also beneficial in curing some heart disease and weakness in bone. It strengthens gums and keep the tooth intact in elderly. Sunya yoga mudra is also helpful in thraot diseases and thyroid abnormalities.

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Vayu mudra : yoga mudra for Parkinson disease

It might be strange but truth, a hand mudra can be helpful in diseases like Parkinsonism, sciatica and even paralysis. These problems is supposed to be related to vayu and vayu mudra is very much nelpful in these conditions.

How to perform vayu mudra

Fold the index finger and join it with the root of the thumb, put slight pressure with the thumb. The remaining three fingers should be straight as shown in picture.

Benefits of vayu mudra

As mentioned above this yoga mudra helps in combatting problems related to vayu like Parkinson disease, Gas formation in stomach and even helpful in paralysis. This yoga mudra is extremely beneficial in joints related problems like sciatica, gout, arthritis and simple joint pain. Vayu yoga mudra also helps in giving relief to nech and spinal pain. Blood related problems also see some help by doing vayu hand mudra.

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Gyan or Dhyan mudra

Gyan mudra or dhyan mudra is the exact position of hand and fingers for meditation and helps in eliminating problems like stress, insomnia and even controls anger.

How to perform gyan or dhyan mudra

Keeping the othe three fingers straight touch the tip of thumb and index finger. Fingers should be closed and index finger should be bent as shown in image.

Benefits of gyan or dhyana mudra

As mentioned above this is the meditation posture and helps in improving concentrations, people suffering from negative thoughts will see incredible improvement, the feeling of low will be abolished.
The nerves of brain gets strength thus increases memory power. Its regular practice make the children bright and intelligent.
Above all this gyan mudra helps in combatting headache, stress, insomnia and controls anger.
For maximum benefit prana mudra should be performed immidiately after this mudra.

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Hand mudra or hast mudra

The Universe is composed of five elements, similarly our body is also a union of five elements which is represented by our five fingers. The hand mudra regulates these five elements in our body. The fingers representing five elements are thumb for fire, index finger for air, middle finger for space, ring finger for earth and little finger for water.

To remain healthy and free from any illness or diseases, a balance is required among these five elements and any disbalance is the cause of certain diseases and illness.

Science reveals that coordination of these five elements controls the internal glands of our body parts and their physiology and functions. There are certain dormant energy in our body which gets activated by these mudras thus making us healthy and fit.

How to perform hand mudra

Mudras are generally activities of hand and fingers and can be performed at any time in any way like sitting, standing, walking or travelling.So there is no need to devote special time to perform mudra, but the maximum benefit is by doing it in sitting posture specially in vajrasana, padmasana or sukhasana. If you have constriants of time you can even perform it in installments.

Timing and duration for mudras

In the initial phase mudras should be performed for at least 10 minutes and then can be extended to 30 minutes to 1 hour. It is not necessary to leave all your normal work for 1 hour to perform mudras as it can be done at any time any place and in any posture, even if you cant perform at a stretch you can do it in 2-3 installments.

Types of hand or hast mudras

Hand mudras are of 11 types. Each type of mudra have some specific action and benefits. Procedure for each mudra is given separately.
Clickable link is there in each mudra enumerated below.
To know performance and benefits kindly go through each of them.
1. Gyan or dhyan mudra
2. Vayu mudra
3. Sunya mudra
4. Prithvi mudra
5. Prana mudra
6. Apana mudra
7. Apana vayu mudra
8. Surya mudra
9. Varuna mudra
10. Linga mudra
11. Dharana shakti mudra

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Vatayanasana : Yoga for hernia and arthritis

Being a doctor I always beleived that treatment for hernia is only surgical but this yoga vatayanasana has been a miracle in reducing hernia and the basic priciple behind this which I beleive may be that vatayanasana moisturise and strengthen thighs and groin muscles thus benefitting the patients of hernia.

How to perform Vatayanasana

First of all stand straight and fold the left leg from the knee joint placing the heel at the groin and toes at the base of right thigh. Now fold the right leg so that the left knees touches the ground, means standing on right foot and left knee. Put your both hand in namaskara position by touching both palms, hands may or may not be coiled.
The same procedure should be done from other side too that is by folding right knee and placing on left groin and thigh.

Timing and duration of Vatayanasana

In the initial stage try to stand in vatayanasana posture for 15 seconds to 1 minute and gradually increase to 15-25 minutes.

Benefits of vatayanasana

Vat means arthritis and this yoga is extremely beneficial in arthritis and other knee problems. As mentioned above this yoga is very much helpful for inguinal and femoral hernia. It moisturizes the thigh muscles and reduce cramps. Thus the jist is that vatayanasana is a yoga for hernia and problems related to muscles and joints.

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Gurudasana : Yoga for kidney problems

As the name suggest guruda meaning kidney, this yoga gurudasana is extremely beneficial for one suffering from any type of kidney related problems or any urinary problems. Even in elderly where prostate enlargement is most commonly seen and is the most important cause of urinary retention, this yoga gurudasana has been very much effective.

How to perform gurudasana

After standing straight the right leg should be brought forward over left leg and should be coiled around left leg. In the similar fashion both the hands should be coiled and both palms should touch each other just like namaskara position. same should be repeated from the other side by coiling left leg around the right leg.

Timing and duration of gurudasana

In the initial stage stand in this posture of gurudasana for 15-30 seconds, gradually increase the time, patients having kidney disorders may perform gurudasana for 15-25 minutes.

Benefits of gurudasana

As mentioned above gurudasana is a yoga extremely beneficial for kidney related problems, this yoga also helps in curing hydrocoele, gurudasana also helps in curbing problems of prostate thus helpful in person having urinary retention and other urinary problems.

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Mudra : A developed form of yoga and asanas

The explanation of mudra has been given in a sanskrit scripture which is as follows :-
Nasti mudra sama kinchit siddhidham ksiti mandale

The meaning of the above scripture is that there is no other action on the earth providing results equivalent to mudra.

Mudra is considered as a developed form of yoga asanas. It is said that in asanas senses are primary while pranas are secondary, while in mudra it is just reverse ie pranas are primary and senses are secondary.

Categories of Mudras

There are two categories of mudras hand mudra and other one is kunalini jagarana or awakening of kundalini.

Hand mudra

Hand mudra regulates the elements, it is said that the entire Universe constitute five elements and so is our body. In hand mudra the five fingers of our hand represent the five elements. Thumb representing fire, index finger represents air, middle finger space, ring finger earth and little finger water.

Kundalini jagarana of Awakening of Kundalini

Kudalini jagarana is awakening of kundalini power which is beleived to be situated at the spinal cord called base chakra in the body. It is a cosmic energy in a coiled form.

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Pawan Muktasana : Yoga for gas in the stomach

Pawan muktasana means freedom from air which is related to gaseous distention of stomach and as the name suggests it is beneficial in gas related problems of the stomach. It is also very much useful for persons with spinal problems such as chronic backache, slip disc or sciatica. Pawan muktasana is done is two phases, th entire procedure for pawan muktasana is described below.

How to perform Pawan Muktasana

Lie down on your back, fold your right leg upto the knee and lift the right knee to the chest. Interlock both the hands and keeping them on knee support knee to rest on the chest. Then lift your head and try to touch the knees by your nose. Now hold your breath and remain in this position for 10-20 seconds and then make your leg straight.



In second stage of Pawan muktasanaboth knees should be folded in the same way and the head should be lifted to touch in between the knees by nose as shown in picture below.

Duration and timing of Pawan Muktasana

The postion of pawan muktasana should be holded for 10-20 seconds and the entire procedure should be repeated 2-4 times, then second phase of Pawan muktasana should be done. Complete cycle should then be repeated 3-4 times.

Benefits of Pawan Muktasana

As mentioned above Pawan muktasana yoga is extremely beneficial in gas related problems of stomach, it controls digestive system and helps in secreting digestive juices. This yoga curbs acid reflux, heart diseases and even gout.

Abdomen is a very common place of fat deposition and a very stubborn place too. Pawan muktasana yoga helps in reducing fat from tummy or belly.

In women this yoga is very much helpful in curing uterus related or gynaecological problems and gives releif from scanty and painful mentruation.

Pawan muktasana yoga benefits in slip disc, sciatica and chronic backache but in these cases head should not be lifted.

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Karna Pidasana : Yoga for ear problem

Karna pidasana is as a fishing sequence and comes in the same variety of halasana and can be done at the same time while doing sarvangasana and halasana. As the name suggest karna means ear and pida means pain in Sanskrit, this yoga is specially meant for those having ear problems.

How to perform karna pidasana

The entire procedure is same as halasana like lifting leg to back of head and toes touching feet. See the link of halasana for the procedure. The only difference here is that the knees are bend and both knees touch the respective ears of their side.

Benefits of karna pidasana

As mentioned karna pidasana has special benefits in curing ear problems like pain in ear, tinnitus, ringing in the ear, transient deafness etc.
It also helps in curbinh obesity and helps in increasing height as in halasana. It has all benefits of halasana in addition to benefit in ear problems.

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Halasana : Yoga for indigestion, constipation and acid reflux

Halasana is a yoga exercise of more or less same variety as sirsasana and sarvangasana. The stretching movement gives an addtional benefit in making you flexible and strengthen your spine and back muscles. It is helpful in curbing indigestion, constipation and acid reflux which is very common and very irritating disorders and cant let you to perform your work normally.

How to perform Halasana

Lie on your back inhale to your fullest and lift your legs and trunk first to 30 degree, then 60 degree and finally 90 degree just as in sarvangasana, then take your legs back of your head making it 120 degree and beyond, this process should be done while exhalaling. Now rest the toes on the ground behind the head and breath normally, you can use hands on the back for support but ideally both in sarvangasana and halasana hands should be on flooe, palms touching the floor. When acquiring the posture of halasana the legs should be at 30 degree from the floor. Same process is done in reverse order while returning to normal position.

Duration and timing of halasana

In the initial stage 10 seconds in enough to remain in halasana posture, gradually it should be extended to 30 seconds. Some person may not be flexible enough to perform halasana, they should extend their legs as much as they can may be upto 120 degree or more. Gradually they will be able to do this. Advice and supervision of yoga teacher may require initially.

Benefits of halasana

As mentioned above being in the same category of sarvangasana it hepls in curing overweight and obesity by activating thyroid gland and increases height by activating pitutary glands. Halasana also activates pancreas thus control diabetes from all corners. Halasana is very much beneficial for those who have chronic constipation, indigestion, gas formation.

Halasana has been beneficial in curbing liver diseases and even some heart diseases. It increases blood circulation in spleen thus helpful in developing immune system.

As mentioned the back muscle are exercised in halasana providing flexibility to the body and spine.

In females halasana is very much helpful for menstrual and gynaecological disorders like dysfunctional uterine bleeding, painful menstruation etc.

Precautions for halasana

Person having hypertension or any cervical or spinal problem like slip disc or tuberculosis of spine called caies spine, spondylitis etc should not perform halasana.

Halasana is also prohibited in person having enlarged spleen or liver due to any cause like malaria or hepatitis.

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Sarvangasana Yoga for weight loss and increasing height

Obesity and diabetes are inter related and a common organ being the culprit is thyroid gland and sometimes pitutary gland apart from pancreas. Sarvangasana rejunevates thyroid gland and pitutary glands and their functions are activated thus helpful in controlling obesitity which at most most of the time is due to thyroid insufficiency and helps to increase in height with is stunned mainly due to pituatary insufficiency.

How to perform Sarvangasana

You should lie down on the back keeping feets together and hands along the body with palm touching the ground. Now after inhalation raise the legs slowly upwarrd first to 30 degree then 60 and finally 90 degree. The trunk should also be lifted. A support from the hands can be taken by keeping them on the back.The toes should be joined and straight. Fix your eyes on to your toes or keep them close. Retain this posture as mentioned below in timing and duration.

Now while returning back to normal position bend the legs slightly backward, remove both the hand from your back whcih was used for support and regain your original position.


After doing sarvangasana proper rest should be taken for same duration as was used, in shavasana posture.
Matsyasana is considered as a complimentary yoga exercise for sarvangasana, so before taking rest in Shavasana, one should perform matsyasana for maximum benefit.

Duration and timing for Sarvangasana

In the initial stage sarvangasana should be done for 2-3 minutes which can be extended upto 30 minutes after having command. Performing sarvangasana in the initial stage in the supervision of yoga teacher or at yoga training center will be more safe.

Benefits of sarvangasana

As mentioned above sarvangasana activates and rejunevates thyroid gland thus provide remarkable benefit in case of overweight, obesity, diabetes and weakness and even in menstral abnormalities in females. Sarvangasana activates pitutary gland thus is helpful in increasing height in person with stunned growth or short stature. Sarvangasana also provides strength to adrenals, testicles and ovary thus problems like infertility is taken care off.

Sarvangasana has been beneficial for asthamatics as the abdominal muscles are exercised and diaphragm gets toned up.

The main importance of sarvangasana is that, it has all the benefits of sirsasana and has been a good alternative for those in which sirsasana is prohibited or forbidden.

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Sirsasana:Yoga for hair fall and greying of hair

Sirsasana is considered as king of all the asanas as it supplies pure blood to brain which is connected to our whole body function and acts as regulator. Thus in short sirsasana controls and relulates all body function, as it increases blood supply to scalp and brain, this yoga has been proven to be very much effective in preventing loss of hair and immature greying of hair. Though there are numerous other benefits which will be narrated below.

How to perform sirsasana

First of all sirsasana should not be performed in an open or bare floor, a cushion should be made using any yoga clothings which should be fresh and clean. Now interlocking the fingers of both hand , rest upto elbow on the ground keeping the cushion in between the hands. Now the front portion of the head and knees, controlling your body weight on neck and elbow, start lifting your legs from the ground level, while bending one knee lift it straight, similarly lift the second leg and bend upto knees in air and try to balance.
Now one by one gradually lift the legs in air and make them straight, join both the legs together and to avoid falling backward, bend your legs slightly forward. Now close your eyes and breath normally. While coming back to normal position, same steps should be done in reverse order.
After coming back to normal position stand straight for a while or perform shavasana to normalize the blood circulation.

Duration and timing of sirsasana

At initial stage sirsasana yoga exercise should be performed for 15 seconds. After gaining expertise it can be extended to as much as 30 minutes. Performing for longer duration needs supervision of a trained yoga teacher or at yoga training center.

Benefits of Sirsasana

As mentioned above Sirsasana is considered as king of all the yoga exercise or asanas as it provides pure blood to brain which is the controlling authority of whole body. Hence it prevents diseases of eye, ear and nose. Pineal gland and pitutary glands are activated due to this Sirsasana also helps in increasing memory. It provides sharpness and increases concentration of mind.

Sirsasana is also helpful in ailments like inflammation of intestine called colitis, hernia, hydrocoele and even varicose veins.

Sirsasana is very much effective in constipation and liver disorders as it activates digestive system. Sirsasana activates thyroid glands thus prevents hypothyroidism and helps in curbing obesity and menstral irregularities in women.

In men sirsasana cures certain ailments like male impotence, infertility due to azoospermia and also helps in maintaining celibacy.

Beauty conscious person should always perform this yoga exercise as sirsasana increases the glow and vitality of the face and skin and also prevents hair fall and premature greying of hair.

Precautions taken for Sirsasana

First of all sirsasana should not be done in a vague manner and it will be better to perform under a good yoga teacher having yoga teaching certification.
Any person having pain in ears or any discharge should not perform sirsasana. Person suffering from any heart disease, high blood pressure, unduly redness of eyes or cold and cough should not perform sirsana until they are completely normalized.
Sirasasana should be performed ideally in the early morning and in normal body temperature, so person suffering from any type of fever should avoid sirsasana.

Thus sirsasana on a whole is a yoga exercise which not only prevents hair fall and premature greying but also effective in various ailments.

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