{"id":547,"date":"2023-03-27T04:15:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T04:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/?p=547"},"modified":"2024-08-28T07:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T07:13:08","slug":"halasana-plough-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/halasana-plough-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Halasana (Plough\u00a0Pose)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How to do Halasana (Plough Pose) - Its Benefits and Precautions, Contraindications. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Halasana is derived from Sanskrit words\u00a0\u201cHala\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0means\u00a0\u201cPlough\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0\u201casana\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0means\u00a0\u201cpose\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>

It is very apt, as the body resembles a plough, when you are in the final pose. It is a farming tool, used in Indian agriculture. It is considered as an intermediate level stretching, as well as inversion pose. Many proponents of yoga, also call it an extension of Sarvangasana.<\/p>

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How To Do It?<\/strong><\/h3>

\u2981 Start from the supine position, with the arms laid alongside the body and palms facing downwards. You have to bend the knees and kick and rock the legs up and back, bringing the bent knees to the forehead and placing the hands under the hips.
\u2981 Slowly, as you exhale, straighten your knees to get into the proper posture. Keep your torso lifted from the floor and your legs fully extended.
\u2981 Inhale, and draw your chin away from your sternum and soften your throat opening, with the shoulders pressing into the ground with the upper arms to create more lift.
\u2981 You can also achieve the chin lock.
\u2981 Clasp the hands behind your back and gently squeeze the shoulder blades together. You may also slide the arms over your head and grab the toes.
\u2981 Maintain the position for 4-10 counts depending on your level of comfort.
\u2981 Finally, exhale and release your legs and take them back to the original position.
\u2981 Return to supine position once again.
\u2981 Repeat a few times.<\/p>

Benefits of the Halasana (Plough Pose)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>

\u2981 When you perform the pose, your back muscles are also stretched and strengthened as well.
\u2981 It also boosts the blood flow to the spine.
\u2981 As it increases blood circulation, you will also be able to get rid of diabetes.
\u2981 It also helps to prevent back pain, shoulder pain, and neck pain.
\u2981 If you do this asana on a regular basis, your body\u2019s flexibility will increase.
\u2981 It also tones the abdominal muscles.
\u2981 It also nourishes the cervical neck muscles.
\u2981 Your stress and stiffness will vanish, when you start doing this asana on a regular basis.
\u2981 Your reproductive organs also get a good massage.
\u2981 Your metabolism will also improve.
\u2981 It releases negative emotions.
\u2981 Your thigh muscles and the leg muscles in general will become more flexible.<\/p>

Contraindications<\/strong><\/h3>

\u2981 If you are suffering from slipped disc, or Sciatica, you must not practice the asana.
\u2981 If you suffer from any stomach ailments, you must not do the asana.
\u2981 If you are pregnant or having your menstrual cycle, then you should avoid this asana.
\u2981 If you have an enlarged spleen or liver, you must not do this asana.
\u2981 If you suffer from high blood pressure or migraine, you must not practice this asana.
\u2981 If you have Glaucoma, you must not do this asana.<\/p>

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How to do Halasana (Plough Pose) – Its Benefits and Precautions, Contraindications. Halasana is derived from Sanskrit words\u00a0\u201cHala\u201d\u00a0means\u00a0\u201cPlough\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201casana\u201d\u00a0means\u00a0\u201cpose\u201d. It is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yoga"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/download-28.jpg?fit=299%2C169&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1575,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547\/revisions\/1575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}