Achieve Shining Face and Cure Thyroid Problems with Halasana - Plough Pose

Are you suffering from Thyroid problems and want to cure it? Do you feel lethargic and lack energy? Do you want to detoxify and feel rejuvenated and bring back the shine on your face? Then Halasana (Plough Pose) is the pose which you should practice.

Halasana is used in many therapeutic causes including curing Thyroid problems and rejuvenation of the body and recover faster after illness. In this pose the body resembles a plough hence its name.

How to Practice Halasana (Plough Pose)?

1. Lie down on the mat on your back.


2. With exhalation take both the feet up and make them perpendicular to ground.
   


3. Relax for two or three breaths in this position.


4. With another exhalation lift the legs and make them parallel to the ground like in the picture.


5. Support your back with the hands. Take one or two breaths and try to stabilize in this position.


6. Again with exhalation try to touch the feet to the ground. Now extend your hands and place them on the ground on the back of the body.
   


7. Try to stay in this pose for as long as possible. Gradually try to increase the time you spend in this pose and extend till 5 minutes.
   


8. Carefully come out of this pose in reverse steps with inhalations.

Things to note while practicing Halasana (Plough Pose)?

1. If you have neck injury or spondalitis you should not attempt Halasana.


2. In case there is too much strain on the neck use a rolled towel under the neck.


3. In case it is not possible to touch the legs on the ground then use a stool or any other pain surface object with will raise the leg level. Gradually with practice you will be able to comfortably touch the ground.


4. Usually you will find it easier to practice Halasana in the evening as body is more relaxed while in the morning the body is stiff. But practicing in the morning will stretch the hamstring and the back more while practicing in the evening will relax and provide you mental rest after the work.


5. I find it quite relaxing in the evening as especially so when I do it at the end of the yoga routine. All your headaches and mental tiredness and lethargy will disappear.

Benefits of Halasana

1. Halasana is excellent pose for Thyroid problems. The blood is blocked in the neck region an it oxygenates the thyroid gland which is extremely good for thyroid problems.


2. Detoxification of the blood is another benefit from Halasana.


3. Regular practice of this asana along with Sarvangasana will keep the youthful look on your face with a glow.


4. This asana prepares you for Paschimottanasana by stretching the hamstring and the back.


5. This pose may be done by people who suffer from high blood pressure and because of which they are unable to practice inverted poses.


6. Internal organs are massaged therefore this pose makes the Kidneys and Liver healthier

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