Inverted Yoga and Its Benefits

Malaika Arora has incredible flexibility and the fitness enthusiast gave us a glimpse of it once again. Recently, Malaika gave us fitness goals by acing yoga poses such as Navasana and Sirsana. This time the hottie took to Instagram to show how to do Halasana or Plough Pose, an inverted yoga posture.

Have a look at her post below:

 

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Hey everyone. I know you’ve been wondering where I had disappeared but I think we all needed some time to ourselves. Locked down at home has made us closer to ourselves, physically and mentally. But I think a lot of us have embraced it and adjusted our lives around this ‘new normal’ and a lot of you have been asking me what I’m doing at home, how I’m staying regular at my workouts. So here I am, back at it and back for you, with #malaikasmoveoftheweek So all of you who’ve been spending Monday’s wondering what to do, its time to stretch out those muscles! Remember to tag @sarvayogastudios & me when you do the pose. This week’s move is Halasana and here’s how you can do it: 1. Lie on your back with your palms facing the ground 2. Take a deep breathe in and with that exhale, press your palms into the floor and raise your legs towards the ceiling 3. For added support you can place your hands on your lower back 4. You can also bend your knees if you’re losing balance 5. Slowly & gradually, try touching your feet to the ground behind 6. Breathe slowly. To come out of the post, slowly release your hands from your back and bring your feet flat on the ground Halasana is known to calm you sympathetic nervous system and flush out toxins – from your body and your mind. Now let’s see some beautiful pictures rolling in and get the week started! #malaikasmoveoftheweek #mylifemyyoga #internationalyogaday #sarvayoga #yogaplusmondays #mondaymotivation #fitindiamovement

A post shared by Malaika Arora (@malaikaaroraofficial) on Jun 8, 2020 at 3:45am PDT

How to do halasana:

1. Lie down on your back with your palms facing the ground.
2. Now, take a deep breath in. As you exhale, press your palms into the floor and raise your legs towards the ceiling.
3. To get added support, you can place your hands on your lower back.
4. You can also bend your knees if you’re losing balance.
5. Slowly and gradually, move your feet behind your body and try to touch the ground.
6. Breathe slowly. To come out of the pose, slowly release your hands from your back and bring your feet flat on the ground.

Benefits of Halasana:

Malaika wrote on Instagram: “Halasana is known to calm your sympathetic nervous system and flush out toxins — from your body and your mind,”

Other benefits:

• Stretches the shoulders and spine
• Calms the brain
• Reduces stress and fatigue
• Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause
• Stimulates the abdominal organs
• Halasana works on the flexibility of your backbone and strengthens it.

Tips:

• You can place folded blankets under your shoulder, this will give some support to your upper body and neck.
• Make use of your both hands to stabilize yourself and keep them there until you have placed your toes on the ground.
• If you find it difficult to lift your hips off the ground, try placing a pillow under them.
• Inhale and hold onto your breath while doing this pose.