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    Headstand has many physical and mental health benefits including oxygenating the brain, strengthening the back, and relieving conditions like arthritis, respiratory issues, and digestive problems. However, it must be practiced carefully against a wall at first under guidance of a qualified yoga teacher to avoid injury to the neck. Regular practice of headstand along with shoulderstand can help address a variety of health issues.

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    Sirsasana Father of All Asanas

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    Headstand has many physical and mental health benefits including oxygenating the brain, strengthening the back, and relieving conditions like arthritis, respiratory issues, and digestive problems. However, it must be practiced carefully against a wall at first under guidance of a qualified yoga teacher to avoid injury to the neck. Regular practice of headstand along with shoulderstand can help address a variety of health issues.

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    Headstand has many physical and mental health benefits including oxygenating the brain, strengthening the back, and relieving conditions like arthritis, respiratory issues, and digestive problems. However, it must be practiced carefully against a wall at first under guidance of a qualified yoga teacher to avoid injury to the neck. Regular practice of headstand along with shoulderstand can help address a variety of health issues.

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    Sirsasana: Headstand

    Headstand counteracts tiredness, improves concentration and boosts self confidence.

    Medical benefits:
    First and foremost, Sirsasana, when practiced correctly, oxygenates the brain — it can also help those with memory loss.
    When practiced incorrectly, it can do a lot of damage to the neck, so be sure to study with a qualified yoga teacher.

    This pose strengthens the back; it helps those with arthritis of the lower back, dorsal region, and shoulder joints as well as
    dealing with lumbago, sciatica, and general backache.

    It also works on the legs; any experienced yoga practitioner who has had the misfortune of spraining a knee or an ankle
    knows how effective this pose is at bringing down a swelling or inflammation in these joints. Varicose veins and coccyx
    pain and displacement can also be reduced.

    Diseases of the respiratory system, lungs and heart such as palpitations, asthma, breathlessness, bronchitis, nasal catarrh,
    chills, cold and cough, and (after medical treatment and rest) pleurisy and pneumonia, can all be brought to vibrant good
    health through regular practice of this pose.

    Headstand also brings relief for those suffering from digestive problems; constipation, acidity, colic and colitis can all be
    ameliorated with this and other poses.

    It can also boost low blood pressure. Other conditions that greatly benefit from Headstand are diabetes, displaced uterus,
    epilepsy, umbilical hernia, inguinal hernia, impotency, anaemia, appendicitis, insomnia, kidney problems, menstrual
    disorders, prostrate problems, tonsillitis and duodenal ulcer.

    Always practice this pose regularly in equal measure with your shoulder stand.

    1. Start by practicing against a wall. Kneel down in front of a 2. Place the crown of your head on the floor, inside your
    wall. Interlace your hands. Place your elbows a shoulder hands.
    width apart on the floor and then place the outer edges of
    your interlaced hands on the floor, touching the wall.
    3. Raise your hips and straighten your legs. Pull your upper 4. Come up, one leg at a time.
    back away from the wall, press your forearms down and lift
    your shoulders away from the floor.

    5. Place your feet but not your buttocks on the wall. To avoid 6. Gradually move away from the wall, a few inches at a
    compressing your neck, secure a strong base: continue time until you can balance without support. Don’t be in a
    raising your shoulders up and pressing your shoulder-blades hurry to do this. Work diligently and methodically to develop
    in toward your chest. Touch the inner edges of your feet strength and balance.
    together and stretch your legs up.

    PRACTICE NOTE:

    Sirsasana is not for beginners. Iyengar yoga teachers really


    are second to none when it comes to teaching inversions!
    Learn this in an Iyengar level II class.

    Until you are ready to begin learning headstand, practice


    Standing Wide Leg Forward Bend Pose (Prassarita
    Padottanasana).

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