Plow pose (halasana)
Begin in half shoulderstand (above). Now straighten your legs, extending them back out over your head, and rest your toes on the floor. Straighten your arms on the floor, palms down.
Plow Pose - Halasana
Type of pose: Inversion
Benefits: Stretches the shoulders and spine.
Plow Pose (hull-ah-sa-na) Hala-asana - The The Sanskrit word Hala means plow, as in a traditional plow that is drawn by a horse or oxen. When performing this posture your body resembles a plow.
Halasana (Plow Pose)
Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulderstand)
This version of Shoulderstand is performed with blanket support under the shoulders.
Hala-asana - The Plow Pose
Translation:
The The Sanskrit word Hala means plow, as in a traditional plow that is drawn by a horse or oxen. When performing this posture your body resembles a plow.
Big Toe (hold) in Plow Pose
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Halasana (Sanskrit: हलासन; IAST: Halāsana) or Plow Pose[1] is an asana.
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1 Etymology
2 Description
3 Cautions
4 See also
5 References
6 Further reading ...
See Yoga: Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness, (page 270) for the Bridge Pose with hand clasped under hips. The Bridge Poses and Side to Side Knees Tip are precursor poses for the Shoulderstand and Plow Poses.
 See also: Asana, Yoga, Halasana, Posture, Shoulderstand
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