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Lie on your back with legs and arms straight, feet together and palms on the floor beside your body. While exhaling, raise your legs slowly upto 90 and then the whole body and the rest your weight on the arms so that the chin touches the jugular notch. |
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Bring the arms and hands to support your body at the hip region (fingers at the back and thumb in front of the body) . The entire weight of your body rests on the head, neck and shoulders while the arms are used for balancing. |
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Keep the trunk, legs and hips in a straight line and as vertical as possible Focus your eyes on your toes, with your chin pressed against the chest. Retain the posture for one for three minutes. |
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While exhaling, return to the lying position by bringing the leg backward and releasing the hands and the palms. |
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| Benefits |
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Useful in arthritis and joint paints, indigestion, nervous system, diabetes, BPH, menopause, stress, anxiety, asthma, liver diseases, piles or hemorrhoids, kidney stone, erectile dysfunction and memory enhancement. |
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The sarvanga-asana should not be performed by woman who are menstruating, as is the case with all inverted postures (where the legs are raise over the head). |
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