Ardha Halasana or Half Plow Pose is a pose of yoga that is mainly for beginners. Ardha Halasana is made of three Sanskrit words. “Ardha” means “Half”, “Hala” means “Plow” and “Asana” means “Yoga Pose” in English. ‘Ardha Halasana’ is a preparatory step towards ‘Halasana’. Ardha Halasana or Half Plow Pose is significantly important as it is considered a must to practice before the practice of ‘Plough Pose’ or ‘Halasana’. This yoga pose has been known for alleviating many issues in the body related to the digestive system, the reproductive system and in helping better blood circulation. Below I am giving an account on how to do this yoga and its benefits. Check those out…
Ardha Halasana is one of the yoga poses that has many health benefits. Ardha Halasana makes the intestines stronger and also increases digestive power and helps in fighting obesity. People who have problems with gas, practice this asana regularly, get relief. If the navel is blocked, then this asana should be done for two to three minutes, the navel sits in its place. See more about Ardha Halasana below…
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Steps To Do Ardha Halasana Or Half Plow Pose:
Ardha Halasana Or Half Plow Pose is an easy yoga pose to do. Below I am giving a brief description of how to do this yoga pose. See the Ardha Halasana steps below…
Benefits Of Ardha Halasana Or Half Plow Pose:
Ardha Halasana Or Half Plow Pose has many health benefits. See those benefits below…
1. This yoga pose improves the digestive system, which makes this pose useful who are suffering from constipation and gastric problems.
2. This yoga pose is beneficial for diabetic people as it normalizes the blood-glucose level.
3. Muscles ligaments of thighs and calves get relaxed and stretched by practicing this yoga pose.
4. This yoga pose improves the tone and strength of the back muscles and spinal cord as the back is folded, as well as the leg and abdominal muscles.
5. Ardha Halasana helps to increases blood circulation.
6. This yoga pose improves the working of the spinal nerves by creating pressure on the nerves in the neck region which are normally sympathetic, thus enhancing the operation of the sympathetic nervous system.
7. Ardha Halasana Activates warms up and lightens the psychophysiological system.
8. Enhancing the functionality of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands, this yoga posture contributes to the optimization of the entire endocrine system. These primary glands play a pivotal role in regulating all other endocrine glands, thereby positively impacting the overall performance of the endocrine system.
9. Ardha Halasana strengthens the immune system.
10. Ardha Halasana is good for dyspepsia.
11. Ardha Halasana is therapeutic for backache, headache, infertility, insomnia, sinusitis.
12. This yoga pose increases flexibility and provides a feeling of relaxation during leg cramps.
13. This Yoga pose is useful for asthma, and bronchitis.
14. Ardha Halasana makes spinal cord strong and flexible.
15. Ardha Halasana helps to stimulate the reproductive organs.
16. This Yoga pose helps women during menopause.
Precaution:
Ardha Halasana yoga pose is not for everyone to practice. There are some precautions people should read before going for this yoga pose. So, the Ardha Halasana precautions are…
- Pregnant women should not do this yoga.
- People suffering high or low blood pressure should keep a distance from this yoga.
- People suffering from severe heart problems and back pain should not do this yoga pose.
