{"id":682,"date":"2023-04-01T04:46:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T04:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/?p=682"},"modified":"2024-08-24T04:58:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T04:58:18","slug":"sirsasana-headstand-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/sirsasana-headstand-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirsasana (Headstand Yoga Pose)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"682\" class=\"elementor elementor-682\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99b513 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f99b513\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeadb01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeadb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sirsasana (Headstand Yoga Pose) - How to Practice and its Benefits and Contraindications. \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db96c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db96c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sirsasana is derived from Sanskrit words\u00a0<strong>\u201cShirsha\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0means<strong>\u00a0\u201cHead\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>\u201casana\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0means\u00a0<strong>\u201cpose\u201d<\/strong>. This is an extremely restorative asana, which benefits the nervous system to a huge extent. It is also called the \u2018king of all asanas.\u2019 Moreover, your brain\u2019s health gets a huge boost, if you practice this asana daily. It can be challenging for beginners. However, once you master the asana, there is no stopping you. You will experience great balance, when you do this asana.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ac002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07ac002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-9.jpg?fit=240%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-684\" alt=\"headstand-yoga-pose\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1d202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d1d202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Do It?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d723a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d723a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2981 Kneel down on the floor. Clasp your fingers and place the forearms on the floor. Keep your elbows shoulder-width apart.<br \/>\u2981 Rest the crown of your head against the hands. Inhale and then lift the knees from the floor.<br \/>\u2981 Come into an upside-down \u201cV\u201d- position. Walk your feet closer to your elbows, heels raised.<br \/>\u2981 Slowly, you have to lift your feet off the floor and bring your knees closer to your chest.<br \/>\u2981 Gently straighten the legs and keep them parallel to the ground. Slowly straighten them.<br \/>\u2981 Keep your weight evenly balanced throughout.<br \/>\u2981 To come back, return in the same manner.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/sound-healing-course-india.php\">Sound Healing Course in Rishikesh<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd10f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dd10f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits of Sirsasana (Headstand Yoga Pose)\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb61d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb61d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2981 It is one of the balancing asanas, which have myriad benefits. It improves the blood circulation. Moreover, heart functioning also improves.<br \/>\u2981 It also strengthens the spine. Your back muscles will also grow, as a result.<br \/>\u2981 This is one of the yogic poses, which will help you to increase your core strength.<br \/>\u2981 It also stimulates the endocrine glands.<br \/>\u2981 Your lung capacity will also be enhanced, if you do this on a regular basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedcf43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aedcf43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contraindications\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e900fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e900fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2981 If you have any sort of neck or back injury, you should avoid doing the asana.<br \/>\u2981 If you suffer from blood pressure issues, you must not practice the asana.<br \/>\u2981 Cardiac patients must avoid this asana.<br \/>\u2981 Women should avoid this in pregnancy and when they are menstruating. \u2018<br \/>\u2981 If you have Osteoporosis, then you must avoid this asana.<br \/>\u2981 If you suffer from Glaucoma, you must avoid this asana.<\/p><p>for more info Sirsasana (Headstand Yoga Pose) you can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/\">yoga school in india<\/a> and join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/200-hour-yoga-ttc-rishikesh-india.php\">200 hour yoga teacher training in india<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/300-hour-yoga-ttc-rishikesh-india.php\">300 hour yoga teacher training in india<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sirsasana (Headstand Yoga Pose) &#8211; How to Practice and its Benefits and Contraindications. 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