The headstand in yoga, or Sirshasana, is a very important and significant asana , which affects the condition of many internal organs. It can help, but can also do harm if it is not performed correctly. Therefore, before you start learning it, you should get as much information as possible. Doing yoga, the stand on the head should be practiced according to special rules - and we will consider them.
How useful is the stance on the head?
Shirshasana, when properly performed, helps to restore vision, get rid of hair problems (be it loss or dandruff), reduce allergy, strengthen immunity , solve problems in the genitourinary area, heal hemorrhoids, fistula and colds. It is also believed that the posture contributes to the healing of mental disorders and improves mental activity.
Asana "stand on the head"
Keep this position for as long as it is convenient for you. Tolerate the pain is strictly prohibited! To prepare properly for a pose, you need a little workout:
- Lying on your back, tear your head off the floor for 1 cm and hold it as long as possible.
- If you can hold it for 2-3 minutes, you can go to the rack on your head.
- Find a place on your head that is safe to stand on. To do this, take any book, lie down on the floor, attach the book at a right angle to the head. The place where the book and the head are touching - and there is a fulcrum at the stand on the head.
- Try yourself in inverted asanas - "dog face down" and "simplified birch". If you have high blood pressure, be especially careful.
- Try for a short time to take the pose "stand on the head." At the first symptoms of discomfort immediately leave it.
The main thing is gradualness, because harsh and reckless actions will do you more harm than good.