Sirsasana (Headstand)

Sit on the knees

Hold the elbows to measure the ideal distance.

Then bring the arms and elbows to the ground right under the shoulders.

Move your hands closer and interlock the fingers so that your arms form a triangle. Do not let your elbows open out.

Place the head on the ground with the back of the head in the cupped hands.

Curl your toes, straighten your knees, and hips to the sky.

Start inverting the body upwards towards your shoulders.

First bring the right knee towards your chest and then bring the left knee towards the chest.

Keep your spine erect.

As you inhale, raise your legs to the sky. Straighten your legs upward while keeping your feet slightly in front of you.

Continue to keep your spine erect.

Bring your focus on a steady point preferably at eye level.

Take easy relaxed breaths and hold the posture as long as comfortable.

Slowly bend your knees, gradually bring down your legs & then be in the balasana position for a few seconds.

Bringing hips behind the shoulders.

Placing the elbows too wide.

Wrong placement of the head.

Practicing on a very hard floor.

Breathing too shallow or too fast.

Strengthens the upper body, spine, and core muscles.

Improves concentration, balance and posture of the body.

Stimulates and strengthens the abdominal organs.

Prevent fluid development in feet, ankles, and legs.

Eliminates problems of cold, sinus, and cough.

Activates the pituitary and pineal glands.

Revives your body’s lymphatic and cardiovascular systems.

Improves blood circulation to the brain and heart.

Improves metabolism of sugar in the blood thus alleviating diabetes.

Boosts digestion.

Removes toxins from the body.

Reduces the production of stress hormones.

Calms and relaxes the mind and improves sleep patterns.

Keeps you energetic and revitalized.

Enhances memory and intellectual capacity.

Improves eye health.

Improves facial complexion, and avoids greying of hair and hair loss.

Avoid if suffering from glaucoma or recent eye surgery.

Avoid if suffering from blood pressure or heart ailments.

Avoid if suffering from Asthma or lack of breath Awareness.

Avoid during pregnancy and mensuration.

Avoid in case of headache, migraine or vertigo.