In yoga health, how would you do a Shalabha Asana? What are its benefits? What is the frequency of practice?

October 26, 2009 | By deflv In Yoga Health |

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  1. titacabreros on October 26th, 2009

    Shalabha Asana is a difficult posture to do and is classified as one of the advanced yoga poses. So, it is advised that one must first master the most basic postures first, before embarking on a rather hard one to do. At any rate, a sufficiently healthy individual could do it and would benefit greatly from doing so.

    Steps to perform Shalabha Asana:

    1.Lie down on your stomach. Put any cheek on the floor. Stretch the hands on both sides of the body and keep them close to the thighs. Make a fist on both hands in the same position. Stretch both legs and let the toes flat on the floor. Keep the whole body straight and breathe normally.
    2.Inhale slowly but deeply through both nostrils and hold the breath.
    3.Lift the head slightly, make it straight and let the chin rest on the floor.
    4.Make the fists firm and tighten the arms and the hands.
    5.Now tighten both the legs together and lift them up quickly as high as you can.
    6.Stay in that position for 5 to 6 seconds or less, keeping the legs quite tight all over.
    7.Then exhale slowly, while simultaneously lowering the legs down towards the floor.
    8.When the legs have touched the floor, turn the head to rest it on either cheek; and let the body relaxed. Rest for 5 seconds and repeat in the same order.

    Daily Practice: Repeat it only 4 times daily. (Do this after the Bhujanga Asana). If you have difficulty in lifting both legs, then alternate by doing one leg at a time.

    Benefits of the Asana:
    It has curative effects on various abdominal troubles and activates the kidneys, liver, pancreas and the whole abdominal area. It removes constipation, wind troubles, indigestion, acidity and gastrointestinal disorders.
    It also gives flexibility to the spine while invigorating the eyes, the face, lungs, chest, neck, shoulder and the whole upper area of the body.

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