Yoga for Health - Salabhasana

Salabhasana

Salabhasana

Sthiti : Prone posture

Practice

• Make fists of your palms with the thumbs ticked in and place them under the thighs , with back of the hands towards the ground
• While inhaling raise both the legs up as far as comfortable without bending the knees
• Maintain this position for about one minute with normal breathing.
• Come back to sthiti position while exhaling
• Relax in Makarasana

Note

• Pull up the knee caps and squeeze the buttocks to improve the posture.

Benefits

• Helps to manage sciatica and low ache. Tones up the kidneys and hip muscles . Reduces fat on thighs and buttocks.

Limitations

• Cardiac and diabetes patients may avoid this posture. Those with lower back pain should be cautious.

"This is a collected article from Sri Swami Vivekananda Yoga research Foundation . Simple yoga books are available at the institute. Our sincere thanks to Dr R Nagarathna and Dr H R Nagendra for sharing the details."