AMILA SULABHASANA (half-locust pose)

AMILA-SULABHASANA

Description

Steps

1. Lie down flat on your stomach with soles of your feet facing upwards; keep both your hands under the thighs and rest your chin on the ground. Inhale.

2. Raise your right leg without bending your knee slowly and steadily, and keep the other leg and the trunk stationary. Now slowly lower the raised leg to its original position. Exhale.

3. Follow the same procedure for the left leg. 4.Repeat the asana three to four times on each side.

Benefits & Precautions:

This is one of the best exercises for the pelvis as it relieves any pain in the lumbar region, either due to wrong posture or pressure. It also removes excess fat from the thighs, hips and abdomen.