{"id":808,"date":"2021-05-19T10:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T05:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinyasayogaashram.com\/blog\/?p=808"},"modified":"2021-06-06T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T06:23:18","slug":"halasana-or-plough-pose-how-to-do-it-benefits-step-by-step-instructions-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinyasayogaashram.com\/blog\/halasana-or-plough-pose-how-to-do-it-benefits-step-by-step-instructions-precautions\/","title":{"rendered":"Halasana or Plough Pose : How to Do It, Benefits, Step by Step Instructions &#038; Precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"808\" class=\"elementor elementor-808\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43baf3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43baf3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.vinyasayogaashram.com\/blog\/halasana-or-plough-pose-how-to-do-it-benefits-step-by-step-instructions-precautions\/#What_is_Halasana_or_Plough_Pose\" title=\"What is Halasana or Plough Pose?\">What is Halasana or Plough Pose?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinyasayogaashram.com\/blog\/halasana-or-plough-pose-how-to-do-it-benefits-step-by-step-instructions-precautions\/#Halasana_or_Plough_Pose_Step_by_step_instructions\" title=\"Halasana or Plough Pose Step by step instructions\">Halasana or Plough Pose Step by step instructions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinyasayogaashram.com\/blog\/halasana-or-plough-pose-how-to-do-it-benefits-step-by-step-instructions-precautions\/#Halasana_or_Plough_Pose_Precautions\" title=\"Halasana or Plough Pose Precautions\">Halasana or Plough Pose Precautions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinyasayogaashram.com\/blog\/halasana-or-plough-pose-how-to-do-it-benefits-step-by-step-instructions-precautions\/#Halasana_or_Plough_Pose_Benefits\" title=\"Halasana or Plough Pose Benefits\">Halasana or Plough Pose Benefits<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Halasana_or_Plough_Pose\"><\/span><strong>What is Halasana or Plough Pose?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>The word <em>hal <\/em>means <em>plough<\/em>, an irrigation \u00a0equipment used for ploughing the fields or gardens before sowing, the position of the body is such in this position that resembles plough, it is one of the inverted postures in shoulder stand sequence in Ashtanga vinyasa tradition.<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Halasana_or_Plough_Pose_Step_by_step_instructions\"><\/span><strong>Halasana or Plough Pose Step by step instructions <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><ul><li>Lie down on your back in supine position, while you keep you legs straight and together and palms by the thighs facing down.<\/li><li>Press on to palms engage your abdominal muscles and raise your legs together.<\/li><li>Lift your leg so high that whole body come in straight line position from shoulders to the feet, chest will touch the chin and head And shoulders are still on the mat pressing on the floor and keep your elbows bent while palms are supporting the lower back or middle back.<\/li><li>Now without moving your hips back and forth drop your legs one by one of together over head on the floor and avoid hunching your back and maintain gentle lower back natural arch to keep spine elongated.<\/li><li>Now bring your hands straight down to the floor away from your back and interlock your fingers.<\/li><\/ul><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Halasana_or_Plough_Pose_Precautions\"><\/span><strong>Halasana or Plough Pose Precautions <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><ul><li>If one has neck pain or injury, one can keep the legs to wall or do some other forward bend position like paschimmotanasana so neck doesn\u2019t have any pressure.<\/li><li>This posture could stretch sciatic nerve and cause it to tense people with sciatica pain should keep knees bent and toes pointed.<\/li><li>During menstrual days women should avoid the pose<\/li><li>Those who are on the way to conceiving must not do it.<\/li><li>People with diarrhea, headaches and hypertension should also avoid it.<\/li><\/ul><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Halasana_or_Plough_Pose_Benefits\"><\/span><strong>Halasana or Plough Pose Benefits <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><ul><li>Plough pose has calming and soothing effects brain.<\/li><li>This posture Stimulates the abdominal organs and the thyroid gland and improve their function.<\/li><li>Regular practice of the pose brings flexibility to the shoulders and spine and legs.<\/li><li>In women it helps relieve the symptoms of menopause.<\/li><li>Reduction in stress and fatigue has been found in practitioners<\/li><li>This pose is therapeutic for backache, headache, infertility, insomnia, sinusitis.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-578afd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"578afd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dd9be3\" data-id=\"8dd9be3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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