SIRSHASANA
BENEFITS
This is very useful in keeping up Brahmacharya. It makes you Oordhvaretas. The seminal energy is transmuted into spiritual energy, Ojas-Shakti. This is also called sex-sublimation.
Sirshasana
inverted pose - the 'headstand' in which the body is inverted and balanced on the crown of the head.
Soham ...
Sirshasana (inverted pose) -
the 'headstand' in which the body is inverted and balanced on the crown of the head
Siva : Lord Siva ...
Sirshasana or headstand is another popular yoga posture that enhances circulation to the brain that helps to develop memory and intelligence.
Sirshasana (headstand) and sarvangasana (shoulder stand) are not advisable during menstruation, but vajrasana, shashankasana, majariasana and abdominal breathing in shavasana help to relieve cramp.
Headstand (Sirshasana)
Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana)
Plough (Halasana)
Fish (Matsyasana)
Sitting Forward bend (Paschimothanasana)
Cobra (Bhujangasana)
Locust (Shalabhasana)
Bow (Dhanurasana)
Spinal twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana) ...
There is the Padmasana, there is the Sirshasana and there is every other kind of Asana.
Asanas such as Halasana, Sarvangasana, Sirshasana and Padmasana should be avoided, as these should only be attempted by experts. These asanas can place a lot of strain on your joints and discs. In time, this could lead to very serious lesions.
Sirsasana, Shirshasana, Sirshasana (Sanskrit: शीर्-ासन; IAST: Ś"rṣāsana), or Headstand, is an asana.
Intermediate:
supta vajrasana, sarvangasana, vipareeta karani mudra, halasana, merudandasana and sirshasana.
Advanced:
yoga mudra, matsyasana, baddha padmasana, tolangulasana, mayurasana, hamsasana and brahmacharyasana.
In those Yogic students who practise Sirshasana, Pranayama comes by itself. It is obvious from these examples that when the mind is deeply concentrated on any subject, the respiration slows down or stops. Pranayama is being done automatically.
 See also: Asana, Body, Asanas, Yoga, Mind
  
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