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Steps
1.Lie on your back with legs and arms
straight, feet together and palms on the
floor beside your body. While exhaling,
raise your legs slowly upto 90 and then
the whole body and the rest your weight
on the arms so that the chin touches the
jugular notch.
2. Bring the arms and hands to support
your body at the hip region (fingers at
the back and thumb in front of the body)
. The entire weight of your body rests
on the head, neck and shoulders while
the arms are used for balancing.
3. Keep the trunk, legs and hips in
a straight line and as vertical as possible
Focus your eyes on your toes, with your
chin pressed against the chest. Retain
the posture for one for three minutes.
4. While exhaling, return to the lying
position by bringing the leg backward
and releasing the hands and the palms.
Benefits &
Precautions:
This asana is very good for the thyroid
gland. This asana improves the reproductive
organs in both men and women. It also
helps in relieving bronchitis, dyspepsia,
and varicose veins and increases digestive
capacity. It stimulates the thyroid and
para-thyroid glands and influences the
brain, heart and lungs, and improves blood
circulation. However, those suffering
from high blood pressure should not practice
this posture. The sarvanga-asana should
not be performed by woman who are menstruating,
as is the case with all inverted postures
(where the legs are raise over the head).
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