Name-  Sirsa asana

English name – Head Stand ( King of all pose )

Yoga Posture Type- Inversion

Level – Intermediate, Advanced

INSTRUCTION OF SIRSASANA

How to enter-

Start This pose with child pose, From the Child pose, Come to the tabletop pose and the drop your forearm down, Now interlock Your fingers and firm the skin of your outer forearm in, Now as you place the centre of the head, again check the only centre of the head you’ll hurt your neck, Now  Check that elbow and shoulder should be aligned, Press your forearm and start walking as close as you can come towards the head and then bend one knee and lift your feet up while taking the support of there other foot, Inhale, Now slowly press your forearm, and lift your other foot off to the floor. Then maybe you can stay there or with every inhale you can straight your both leg.

Now activate your front of the thigh, And keep your inner ankle together.

Alignment cues –

• Centre of the head on the floor.
• Try to put 75% weight on the forearm by activating it.
• Shoulder blades apart from each other.
• Core engaged or suck the belly in.
• Rotate your thigh in and engage.
• Try to engage your butts but same time keep your inner ankle together.
• Avoid banana back,

How to finish-

As you hold the pose for 2-3 minutes, Exhale and slowly bring your leg down, But make sure do it slowly and with the active leg. And go to the child pose.

Modification of the pose-

As a beginner to lifting your leg up, use brick under your feet to get high. Take the support of the wall. There’s much modification for the head pose, You can join 200 hour yoga teacher training in goa to learn deeper.

Benefits of the Pose –

• Help to release stress,
• Very good for arthritis.
• Help to stimulate the pituitary gland, pineal gland.
• Good for the digestive system.
• Improves concentration and brain health,
• Good for ear, eyes,
• Increases the strength of the hairs as fresh blood goes to follicle and scalps,
• Help to increase the glow of the face.

Contraindication of the pose-

• Avoid if you Got a lower back Injury.
• Avoid if you got any injury related to the brain.
• a pregnant woman should avoid it.

Preparatory pose –

• Shashank asana
• Adho Mukha swanasana
• Wall Sirsasana ( Headstand)