Hello friends, welcome to Natural Health Tips Today I am going to learn a very important yoga practice for you. Today we will learn shalabhasana benefits and precautions. Friends, I have told you about many yoga exercises, if you have not yet read that yoga practice, you can go to the main page of our blog and read it. Today we will read about shalabhasana. This is an Advance level yoga practice, inside it, the main core of your abdomen engages. Due to this it makes your core stronger and reduces the fat of your lower body. This asana helps a lot in strengthening the strength of your body. Its regular exercise leads to strength training of your body, which improves your immunity and stamina. If you confuse in the gym and yoga as to who you like, then this pose will give you the benefits of the entire gym. All stomach diseases disappear by doing this asana. Therefore, I would recommend that you must add this pose to your routine. Let us now learn to practice locust pose. SHALABHASANA MEANING- Friends, this pose is also known as locust in English. While doing this posture, the upper part of our body is on the mat and our legs are in the air. shalabhasana is made up of 2 words. When we combine both words, the name of this asana is pronounced. The locust pose is formed by combining both words. Let us now learn how to do this pose. STEPS – 1) First of all you have to lie on the mat on the stomach side. 2) Now you have to keep your chin on the ground and keep both hands under the thighs. 3) Now you have to take a breath in and raise the left leg. 4) You have to keep the leg Raised by 5 to 7 seconds and drop the leg while breathing out. 5) Similarly you have to Raise the right leg and hold for 5 to 7 seconds. 6) You have to repeat this process 2 to 3 times. 7) When your body becomes well warm up, you have to breathe in and raise both legs. 8) You have to raise your leg for at least 10 seconds. 9) Now you have to down your legs while breathing out. 10) You have to follow this process 4 to 5 times 1) Beginner – 10 to 20 seconds 2) Intermediate – 20 to 30 seconds 3) Expert - 30 seconds to 1 minute Friends, this is an advanced-level yoga pose, so you will not be able to do it well the first time. To do this, first of all, you have to improve your body's flexibility. For this, you first raise one leg and then do the other. When you become an expert in raising a single leg then you have to practice raising both legs. SHALABHASANA BENEFITS- 1) This posture makes your core flexible and strong. 2) This asana helps in reducing the fat in your lower body. 3) Helps to eliminate all stomach-related diseases like - gas, indigestion, and constipation. 4) This posture massages the organs of your abdomen like the liver, intestine, and pancreas. 5) This pose makes all joints of your body flexible and strong. 6) This asana makes the muscles of your hips flexible and Improves their shape. 7) This pose reduces your back pain and makes the reed bone flexible and strong. 8) This posture helps in reducing your stress and anxiety. 9) By doing this posture, blood flows towards the upper body due to which your memory and concentration power improve. 10) This posture makes your lungs strong so that you do not get a breath-related disease. SHALABHASANA PRECAUTIONS- 1) You should be careful while doing this pose, otherwise, you may get injured. 2) You have to raise your legs as much as your body allows. 3) Pregnant women should not do this posture. 4) Do not pose if you have a problem with cervical or slip disc. 5) Even if you have hip, knee, or any type of injury, you should not do this posture QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATED TO SHALABHASANA - Q1) WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SHALABHASANA? Ans - Shalabhasana strengthens the muscle of your abdomen and helps in your fat loss. Q2) WHAT ARE THE CONTRAINDICATIONS OF SHALABHASANA? Ans- If you have the problem of Back and Hip Pain, then Shalabhasana should not be done. Q3) FOR HOW LONG SHOULD YOU DO SHALABHASANA. Ans- Friends, you should do Shalabhasana for 60 to 80 seconds. Q4) SHOULD PREGNANT WOMEN DO SHALABHASANA? Ans - No pregnant women should not do this pose. Q5) SHOULD A PILES PATIENT DO THIS POSE? Ans - No, Piles patients should avoid this pose. Q6) SHOULD CHILDREN DO THIS POSE? Ans - Children Can do this but need special attention from Yoga Instructor. Q7) SHOULD YOU DO THIS POSE IF YOU HAVE MIGRAINES? Ans - No, if you have a migraine or headache problem then you should avoid this pose. FINAL WORDS ON SHALABHASANA BENEFITS AND PRECAUTIONS- Friends, hope you liked my today's post on Shalabhasana benefits and precautions. Today I have tried to give you all the information related to asana. You must add this pose to your daily routine. This pose will prove to be very beneficial for your lower body. This will strengthen the muscles in your lower part. Hope you got to learn something new today.