Sarvangasana

Sarvangasana

This is one of the most important asanas. Sarvangasana literally means "all parts pose".These inverted asanas work by reversing the effects of gravity on certain parts of the body. When this asana is practiced, all the parts of the body are exercised. So it is called Sarvangasana.

Technique :

• Lie on your back with the body fully stretched, palms by your side facing down.
• Slowly raise the legs together up 30, then 60, then 90 and then around 130 degree .so they are extended behind your head.
• Stay in this position , breathing normally,for a few seconds.
• Now, gradually exhale again and straighten your legs up to 90 degrees, until they attain a vertical position. Support the back on two sides with both the hands. Keep the elbows on the ground.Let the shoulders and the neck touch the ground. Keep the body steady.
• Keep the legs raised straight up. Breath normally.Look at the toes of the feet.
• Bend the legs towards the head. Relax the body and bring the legs back to the ground without jerking the spine.
• In this asana, the weight of the entire body is borne by the shoulder. Concentrate your mind on the thyroid gland in the lower part of the throat.
• This asana can be practiced twice a daily. Practice this asana for two minutes in the beginning gradually increasing the time to the limit of half an hour.

Benefits of Sarvangasana :

• This asana diverts the flow of blood into the thyroid glands and promotes their health. It tones up the blood circulatory system, the respiratory system, the gigestive system and the excretory system.
• It awakens the Kundalini and stimulates gastric juices.
• It eliminates the longtime diseases of the intestines like indigestion,constipation.
• It tones up the functioning of the nose and the ears. It purifies blood.
• It preserves the elasticity of the spinal column and prevents it from being slugging.
• It eliminates the pain in the heels and other disorders of the feet.
• It tones up the blood circulation and the digestive system.
• It prevents nocturnal discharges effectively and helps in observing celibacy. It is a remedy for the diseases of the genitals and the anus.
• Women can safely practice this asana. This asana eliminates the disorders of the overy.
• Recommended for women after child birth and for those suffering from painfull menstruation, other female disorders and seminal weakness.
• It is beneficial to those who suffer from anemia and leprosy.
• It supplies abundant flow of blood to all the roots of the spinal column.
• This is an ideal and strength giving asana. It energies and invigorates the body.
• It eliminates kidney troubles and the diseasesof the bladder.

Contraindications :

Don't try if you are suffering from organic disorders of the thyroid gland & chronic nasal catarrh.