{"id":706,"date":"2023-04-03T09:14:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T09:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/?p=706"},"modified":"2024-08-23T07:24:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T07:24:15","slug":"viparita-karani-legs-up-the-wall-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/viparita-karani-legs-up-the-wall-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Viparita Karani (Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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It is one of the most popular asanas, also known by the names, \u2018Legs up on the walls\u2019 pose and \u2018inverted legs pose\u2019. It is a minor inversion, that you undertake with support. This yoga asana comes with a lot of benefits. According to the Hindu scriptures, the asana can also delay the onset of old age. It is one of the basic level asanas. Beginners can also do it with ease. You can consider this asana as a restorative pose. Most people use blankets and bolsters to support the body, while doing the pose.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2981\u00a0Lay down on the back with your body straight and your feet together. The knees should be straight as well.
\u2981 Now lift both legs up to an angle of 90 degrees, so that the soles of the feet point towards the ceiling.
Now you can lift your pelvis half way up and support it with your hands.
\u2981 You do not lift it straight upwards, as in Sarvangasana, which is the shoulder stand.
\u2981 You can consider it as the \u2018Ardha Sarvangasana\u2019, or the half shoulder stand.<\/p>

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\u2981 It is one of the best asana, which can help you to relax and rejuvenate.
\u2981 The torso, the back of the legs, and the back of the neck gets a good stretch when you do this asana.
\u2981 It can also relieve a mild back ache.
\u2981 The asana has many other therapeutic benefits. You can get cured of hypertension, high blood pressure, respiratory ailments, varicose veins, and urinary disorders as well. If you have any menopausal syndrome, you can get cured of that as well.
\u2981 The asana is quite calming, so you can practice this asana at the end of a strenuous series of asanas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2981 If you have high blood pressure, hypertension or any heart issue, you must not do this asana.
\u2981 You can avoid it during menstrual cycle, as this asana involves a mild inversion.
\u2981 If you have Glaucoma, you should avoid this asana.
\u2981 If you have issues with your neck and back, then you should avoid this asana.<\/p>

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