Yoga for obtaining Self-Confidence |Shalabhasana | Locust Pose
While performing this asana our body shape becomes like locust. so it is called 'Shalabhasana'.
Technique
( 1 ) Lie on the stomach with the face touching the ground.
( 2 ) Stretch the arms beside the body. Keep the thumbs and the index fingers on the ground and clench the fists.
( 3 ) Stiffen the body and raise the legs as high as possible.
( 4 ) Stretch the soles of the feet. Pull the legs, the thighs and the lower part of the abdomen up.
( 5 ) Remember your legs shouldn't bent form knees.
( 6 ) Hold your breath until you relax.
( 5 ) Go in with this position for five to thirty seconds.
( 6 ) Bring the legs down slowly and then exhale smoothly.
Advantages:
( 1 ) This asana brings pressure on the abdomen and strengthens the muscles of the abdomen, thighs and legs.
( 2 ) It tones up the abdominal organs such as the gall bladder, the stomach, the spleen and the bladder, and cures abdominal disorders.
( 3 ) It increases gastric fire and improves digestion.
( 4 ) It cures oedema and tumour.
( 5 ) mainly it gives self confidence.
( 6 ) It gives new energy to the throat.
( 7 ) It cures strangury, diabetes and other disorders of the kidney.
( 8 ) The practice of this asana removes the pain in the ovary which women experience during menstruation.
( 9 ) It cures the diseases of the lungs.
(10) It cures dropsy of the abdomen (ascites) for ever and has a beneficial effect on the fistula in its initial stage.
(11) It improves respiration.
(12) This asana reduces and prevents fat on the abdomen.