HALASANA - (THE PLOUGH POSTURE)

Time: 2 minutes

Method: Lie on your back, arms alongside. Raise legs an in Sarvangasan (you may take help of hands on the hips), then lower them overhead, knees straight, ankles stretched, toes pointed and touching the ground. Arms stay on ground as in the beginning, palms on the ground. The posture resembles the shape of a plough.

Benefits: Makes the spine flexible, creates energy, and blood of the muscles of the back. Aids the functioning of the thyroid and thymus glands thus helping retain the individual's youthful physical characteristics for a longer period.

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