Halāsana

Hala means a plough.  The final pose resembles a plough, hence the name.

Technique:

• Perform sarvāngāsana.
  
• Release the chin lock, lower the trunk slowly take the legs over the head and resting the upper side of the toes on the floor.
  
• Press the back with the hands until it cones perpendicular to the ground.
  
• Stretch the arms on the floor in the opposite direction to the legs.
  
• Remain in this pose for about 1 to 5 minutes with normal breathing.
  
• Come to sarvāngāsana and gradually slide down the legs to the floor and relax.
  

Benefits:

• The abdominal organs gets rejuvenated.
  
• This is preparatory pose for Paschimottanasana.
  
• It activates the thyroid glands and reduces obesity
  
• It is beneficial in indigestion, dysentery, gas constipation, spleen and liver disorders and heart disease.
  
• It activates the pancreas and reduces diabetes
  

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