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Halasana(Plow Pose):How to do it and its benefits:

Halasana(Plow Pose)-

Hala = Plow

Asana = Posture

Halasana is derived from two sanskrit word 'Hala' which means 'Plow' and 'Asana' which means 'posture'.Halasana is that pose in which we take a shape like a plow. Halasana is perform with the help of sarvang asana. Their name 'Hala' is the most popular agriculture tool in india that helps to prepare the field for sowing and grow crop.Like that, this pose improves our flexibility and strength and prepares us to lives to healthy and fit life.

If you wants to increase flexibility or strength of our body this pose is the best option because this pose helps us to increase the flexibility of our spine,legs and shoulders and also helps us to strengthens it.Halasana also improves the digestive system and helps to loss body weight.If you wants to take effective results from this asana do it in early morning without eating anything or with empty stomach.

How to do it:

• To practice any asana or posture, first of all stretches your entire body to avoid injuries.
• To perform halasana, first sit with your legs straight and relax the spine.
• Lie on the floor and both of your hands are close to your body and your palms on the floor.
• Now inhale, then while exhale, raise your legs straight upwards at a 90 degree angle.
• When you lift your legs 90 degrees off the floor, you can also support your back with your hands. This is a posture of Sarvangasana.
• Inhale deeply, and push your hips down and bring your feet above the head and touch your toes from the floor.
• When your toes hits the ground and you fall into the balanced position of the halasana, you can leave your support from your spine.
• Now, your both hands fingures are interlocked each other and place your arms directly on the floor.
• Make sure that Keep your knees straight.
• Breathe normally through your both nostrils  and hold the posture for several minutes according to your capacity or flexibility.

Release posture:

• Firstly,release your hands.
• Now slowly exhale and bring your back on the floor and comes in to the 90 degree angle.
• after that slowly bring your legs on the floor and comes into the posture of Shavasana or corpse pose.
• Now,relax yourself and take breathe normally.
• Bend your knees and move your body in one side,lift yourself and sit in sukhasana or any comfortable posture.

Benefits:

1. It Improves the flexibility of Spine and legs.

2. It strengthens your shoulders and back muscles.

3. It improves the blood circulation of our body.

4.Halasana is a best way to improves your digestive system.

5. It strengthens the abdominal muscles.

6. It is much effective in weight loss and reduces fat.

7. It is also helpful to solve the problem of gas or acidity.

8. It also helpful for liver.

9. It improves memory.

10. It helps to reduce stress and fatigue.

11. It is also helps to relax and calming our mind.

12. It also improves metabolism.

13. It controls the blood flow.

14. It is also cure thyroid problem.

15. It is helps to control the sugar level or diabetes.

Precautions:

• Neck injury person should not practice halasana.
• Women in pregnency should not practice it.
• Person in problem of asthma should avoid this asana.
• Women during a menstruation should not practice halasana or plow pose.
• If person have a problem of back injury should avoid this asana.
• High blood pressure should practice it to consult your doctor.
• If a person have any shoulder injury should avoid it.
• Headache or brain disease person should avoid it.

Tips for Beginners:

• You can use the chair when you lift your legs above the head to touch the ground.
• Place blanket under your  shoulders when you feel uncomfortable.
• You should also support your spine with your hands and pillows when you comes into a sarvangasana posture to avoid back injury.
• Do it in early morning with a empty stomach to take effective results.
• If you feel uncomfortable in beginning to this asana,you will also take help from your partner to practice this asana.
• Practice it when you feel relaxed and calm.