This posture is the well-known headstand posture. Sirsha-asana is an extremely powerful asana. Its physical and mental benefits derive both from emphasis on balance and the body's inverted position.
Muktahasta-shirshasana - (Sanskrit)
In yoga, the freehand headstand posture
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Headstand Pose (sir-shah-sa-na) Sirsha-asana - The Sanskrit word sirsha means head. This posture is the well-known headstand posture, and perhaps second only to the padma-asana or lotus posture, is widely identified with the practice of Yoga.
In Sirshasana, (headstand posture) one should bear the weight of the entire body on the triangle formed by the head and the two elbows.
Sirsha Asana (Headstand posture)
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Ugra Asana (Powerful posture)
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Vajra Asana (Diamond posture)
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 See also: Yoga, Posture, Headstand, Asana, Exercise
  
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