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Halasana (/hʌˈlæsʌnʌ/;[1] Sanskrit: हलासन; IAST: Halāsana) or Plow Pose is an asana.
== Etymology ==
The name comes from the Sanskrit words hala (हला) meaning "plow" and asana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".
== Description ==
The practitioner lies on the floor, lifts the legs, and then places them behind the head. Experienced practitioners may enter Halasana from a standing position by tucking chin to chest, placing hands on the floor, walking the feet towards the hands and bending at the elbows to lower shoulders to the floor.
== Health Benefits ==
*Stretches all muscles and ligament in the practitioner's calves and thighs, resulting in greater leg flexibility
*Therapeutic for leg cramps
*Stimulates the practitioner's thyroid, parathyroid, throat, lungs and abdominal organs
*Helps relieve gas and upper/lower back pain or discomfort
*Promotes good digestion
*Stretches the practitioner's shoulders and spine
*Therapeutic for menopause, infertility, insomnia, headache and sinusitis
*Relieves stress and fatigue
[[Category:Yoga]]
Halasana (/hʌˈlæsʌnʌ/;[1] Sanskrit: हलासन; IAST: Halāsana) or Plow Pose is an asana.
== Etymology ==
The name comes from the Sanskrit words hala (हला) meaning "plow" and asana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".
== Description ==
The practitioner lies on the floor, lifts the legs, and then places them behind the head. Experienced practitioners may enter Halasana from a standing position by tucking chin to chest, placing hands on the floor, walking the feet towards the hands and bending at the elbows to lower shoulders to the floor.
== Health Benefits ==
*Stretches all muscles and ligament in the practitioner's calves and thighs, resulting in greater leg flexibility
*Therapeutic for leg cramps
*Stimulates the practitioner's thyroid, parathyroid, throat, lungs and abdominal organs
*Helps relieve gas and upper/lower back pain or discomfort
*Promotes good digestion
*Stretches the practitioner's shoulders and spine
*Therapeutic for menopause, infertility, insomnia, headache and sinusitis
*Relieves stress and fatigue
[[Category:Yoga]]
