{"id":815,"date":"2020-02-13T06:54:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T06:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/magazine\/?p=815"},"modified":"2021-08-19T15:10:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T09:40:32","slug":"headstand-king-of-all-asanas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/magazine\/headstand-king-of-all-asanas\/","title":{"rendered":"Headstand: KIng of all asanas Seersasana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Headstand (Seersasana) is considered the king of all Asanas. It was difficult to practice but has many benefits.<\/h2>\n

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Step by Step Process to do a headstand<\/p>\n

1. Come to your knees, make a triangle with your hands and flush them with the wall.<\/p>\n

Interlock your fingers together, palms open, and place your forearms down. Elbows should be the same distance as your shoulders. Keep this position with your arms no matter what.<\/p>\n

2. Place the top of your head down on the yoga mat in between your hands.<\/p>\n

Rock back and forth on the top of your head to get a feel for the position of your skull. Find the spot where the frontal and parietal sutures meet\u2014it will feel flat, and your neck will be in a neutral position.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Take some of the pressure off of your head and into your forearms, pulling your shoulders away from your ears.<\/p>\n

Eventually, you will be balancing on the top of your head, but most of the weight should be in the forearms, supported by your shoulders.<\/p>\n

4. Slowly straighten the legs, coming onto the toes.<\/p>\n

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Maybe this is as far as you go. If you feel comfortable here, begin to walk your straight legs closer to your face until you feel your abs catch. Your hips will be over your shoulders.<\/p>\n

5. Push more of the weight into your forearms and shoulders, and use your strong core to lift the toes away from the mat.<\/p>\n

Bend your knees, bringing your heels to your seat. The knees will still be in towards the chest. Once you have successfully obtained balance, begin to straighten at the hips, bringing your knees towards the sky. Then straighten the legs. Hold for 10-15 breaths.<\/p>\n

To come out of the pose, bend the knees first, then bend at the hips, slowly coming down to the mat. Stay in Balasana or Child’s Pose for 5 breaths before lifting the head.<\/p>\n

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Benefits of Headstand:<\/h2>\n
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  1. \u00a0This posture is beneficial if you have anxiety, fear, stress, or worrisome thoughts.<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0It can improve mental functioning.<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0It can help to prevent macular degeneration and eye defect issues.<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0It is helpful to improve nutrient delivery.<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0It is an awesome posture for upper body strength and muscular endurance.<\/li>\n
  6. \u00a0It is helpful to improve human digestion.<\/li>\n
  7. \u00a0It helps in decreasing fluid build-up in the legs, ankles, and feet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Precaution during headstand posture<\/h2>\n
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    1. \u00a0Keep the whole body in a vertical pose.<\/li>\n
    2. \u00a0Try to relax the whole muscles.<\/li>\n
    3. \u00a0In the case of extremely impure blood, the impurities could be directed into the brain.<\/li>\n
    4. \u00a0It should not be done during pregnancy or menstruation.<\/li>\n
    5. \u00a0The headstand should be immediately stopped if you experience a headache, feel dizziness, perspire profusely, become very hot, have palpitation of the heart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      origins<\/span><\/h2>\n
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      Headstand (labeled at top Kap\u0101l\u012b \u0100sana<\/i>) from 1830 manuscript of the\u00a0Joga Prad\u012bpik\u0101<\/a><\/i><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      The name Salamba Shirshasana comes from the Sanskrit words \u0938\u093e\u0932\u092e\u094d\u092c\u00a0S\u0101lamba<\/i> meaning “supported,” \u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0937,\u00a0\u015a\u012br\u1e63a<\/i>\u00a0meaning “head<\/a>,”\u00a0and \u0906\u0938\u0928,\u00a0\u0100sana<\/i>\u00a0meaning “posture” or “seat<\/a>.”<\/sup><\/p>\n

      The name\u00a0\u015a\u012br\u1e63\u0101sana<\/i> is relatively recent; the pose itself is much older but was known by other names. Like other inversions, it was practiced as Viparita Karani<\/a>, described as a\u00a0mudra<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Hatha Yoga Pradipika<\/a><\/i>\u00a0and other classical texts<\/a> on\u00a0ha\u1e6dha yoga<\/a>.<\/sup>\u00a0Hemacandra<\/a>‘s 11th-century Yoga\u015b\u0101stra<\/i>\u00a0names it\u00a0Duryodhan\u0101sana<\/i>\u00a0(“Duryodhana<\/a>‘s pose”) or\u00a0Kap\u0101l\u012bkarana<\/i>\u00a0(“head technique”<\/a>), <\/sup>while the 18th century\u00a0Joga Prad\u012bpik\u0101<\/a><\/i>\u00a0calls it\u00a0Kap\u0101l\u012b \u0101sana<\/i>, head posture; it is number 17 of the set of 84\u00a0asanas<\/a>\u00a0described and illustrated there<\/a>. <\/sup>However, the 19th century\u00a0Sritattvanidhi<\/a><\/i>\u00a0uses the name\u00a0\u015a\u012br\u1e63\u0101sana<\/i>\u00a0as well as\u00a0Kap\u0101l\u0101sana<\/i>.[6]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0Malla Purana<\/a><\/i>, a 13th-century manual for wrestlers, names but does not describe 18 asanas including\u00a0\u015a\u012br\u1e63\u0101sana<\/i><\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n

      Description<\/span><\/h2>\n

      In the Supported\u00a0Headstand<\/a> (Salamba Shirshasana), the body is completely inverted and held upright, supported by the forearms and the crown of the head<\/a>.<\/sup>\u00a0In his\u00a0Light on Yoga<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0B. K. S. Iyengar<\/a> uses forearm support, with the fingers interlocked around the head, for the basic posture Shirshasana I and its variations; he demonstrates a Western-style tripod headstand, the palms of the hands on the ground with raised elbows, for Shirshasana II and III; and other supports for further variants. Iyengar names and illustrates ten variants in all, as well as several preparatory and transitional poses<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n

      The yoga headstand is nicknamed “king” of all the asanas<\/a>.<\/sup><\/sup><\/sup><\/sup><\/sup>\u00a0A variety of other asanas can be used to build the required upper body strength and balance<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n

      Cautions<\/span><\/h2>\n

      The pose is advised against high blood pressure<\/a>, <\/sup><\/sup>heart palpitations, glaucoma<\/a>,<\/sup> menstruation<\/a>,<\/sup>\u00a0or\u00a0hiatal hernia<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n

      Shirshasana, alongside\u00a0Sarvangasana<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Padmasana<\/a>, is one of the asanas most often reported to cause\u00a0an injury<\/a>.<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n

      Variations<\/span><\/h2>\n
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      Urdhva Padmasana in Shirshasana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      Shirshasana permits many variations, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Transliteration<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\nImage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
      Salamba Shirshasana 2<\/td>\nHeadstand 2 (palms down, shoulder width)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Salamba Shirshasana 3<\/td>\nHeadstand 3 (palms down, in front of face)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Baddha Hasta Shirshasana<\/td>\nBound Hands Headstand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Baddha Konasana Shirshasana<\/td>\nBound Angle Pose in Headstand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Dvi Pada Viparita Dandasana<\/a><\/td>\nHeadstand Backbend<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Eka Pada Shirshasana[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\nSingle-Leg Headstand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Mukta Hasta Shirshasana<\/td>\nFree Hands Headstand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Parivrttaikapada Shirshasana<\/td>\nSingle-Leg Revolved<\/a> Headstand<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Parshva Shirshasana<\/td>\nSide Headstand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Parshvaikapada Shirshasana<\/td>\nSingle-Leg Headstand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Upavistha Konasana Shirshasana<\/td>\nSeated Angle Pose in Headstand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Urdhva Padmasana in Shirshasana<\/td>\nUpward Lotus in Headstand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      Mandalasana, the Circle pose, is not a single variation but a sequence of movements in Shirshasana in which the legs move in a full circle around the body from one headstand variation to the next.<\/a><\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n

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