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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Kunjar Kriya or Gajkarni for acid reflux

Kunjar or Gaja both are sanskrit word which means elephant. This yoga is almost same as Vaman Dhouti and the only difference is that as in Vaman dhouti water is expelled as vomitus by vomitting again and again, here the entire water comes out in a single stretch just like elephant which takes water in their trunk and throws out at once. This is why this yoga procedure is called Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni meaning working like an elephant.

Yoga equipments for Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni

Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni ideally should be done in the morning. Not much yoga equipment is required except a container with 1-2 liters or lukewarm water having small quantity of salt. This procedure should be done under supervision of any yoga teacher initially.

Procedure of Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni

Drink the prepared water as much as you can exactly as in Vaman dhouti. Then contract your throat, mouth and neckand inhale forcibly just as in Ujjayee pranayama or inhale the air by mouth just like drinking water in a gulp. Now the abdomen is contracted which enables the water coming out of stomach just like a waterfall. A slight pressure on the abdomen by the left hand is permitted.

Benefits of Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni

It cleans the stomach and helps in secreting gastric juice thus curbing indigestion. It prevents acid reflux. It is very much helpful in controlling asthama and includes all the benefits of Vaman dhouti.

Apart from Vaman dhouti and Kunjar kriya, other two types of dhouti are Vastra dhouti and dand dhouti.

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Vaman Dhouti for Gerd relief

If you are not aware of Sanskrit words, you can have a Sanskrit English dictionary as the nomenclature of yoga in mostly in sanskrit.
Vaman dhouti is a process to clean stomach. It is very much helpful in gerd relief. Gerd meaning gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Dhouti is a samskrit word meaning cleaning of stomach. In this process there are four types of asanas and Vaman Dhouti is one of them.

Vaman Dhouti for Gerd symptoms

Vaman dhouti means cleaning by vomitting, it cleans the stomach and gives relief in gerd symptoms like heart burn, acid reflux etc. This is a process of cleaning by vomitting.

Yoga equipments for Vaman Dhouti

Vaman dhouti ideally should be done in the morning. Not much yoga equipment is required except a container with 1-2 liters or lukewarm water having small quantity of salt. This procedure should be done under supervision of any yoga teacher initially.

How to perform Vaman Dhouti

In the morning after being free from morning chores, person should be in light yoga clothings. Now drink the prepared water as much as you can irrespective of the taste.A nauseating sensation can be felt. After drinking sufficient water keep your legs cloer and bend to 90 degree forward and put your left middle and index finger and touch the throat, this will induce vomitting and the water which you had will be vomitted out, repeat touching the throat and vomit till all the water comes out. This whole process is also called badhi kriya.

Benefits of Vaman Dhouti

This yoga will remove the phlegm, abnormal bile and all the undigested food from the stomach. and makes the upper gastrointestinal tract clean. Person having any problem related to phlegm like asthama, stuffy nose, or having Gerd symptoms like acid reflux will be benefitted.
It also normalizes fever through perspiration, dizziness and related problems are also curbed.

Duration for Vaman Dhouti

For treatment purpose in case of acid reflux or any other disease it should be done once in a weak. For normal healthy person once in fortnight is sufficient.

Precaution taken while doing Vaman Dhouti

Vaman dhouti is not a yoga for beginners. It should be performed under supervision of trained yoga teacher. Those having congestion of eyes or any bleeding problem should not perform this yoga. It should be performed in as proper manner and person having heart disease should avoid this.

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