{"id":1321,"date":"2014-06-29T16:11:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T10:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2022-06-26T11:08:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T05:38:42","slug":"shalabhasana-locust-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/shalabhasana-locust-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"Shalabhasana &#8211; Locust Posture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Translation<\/strong>: Shalabh &#8211; Locust; asana- pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shalabhasana (the locust pose, or grasshopper pose) is an advanced pose that requires very strong back and core muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shalabhasana-Locust-Posture.jpg\" alt=\"Shalabhasana - Locust Posture\" class=\"wp-image-2131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shalabhasana-Locust-Posture.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shalabhasana-Locust-Posture-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shalabhasana-Locust-Posture-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lie flat on your stomach, with the legs and feet together, toes pointing back.<\/li><li>Interlace your fingers and place them under your body (as in the photo). Stretch the chin forwards and place it on the ground.<\/li><li>Inhale, push the hands against the ground and lift both legs up using the lower back muscles (keep both legs together, thigh muscles engaged and toes pointing back).<\/li><li>Hold the position for as long as comfortable without straining, and breathe normally.<\/li><li>Exhale, and lower the legs.<\/li><li>If performing dynamically then inhale lift the legs up, hold for one breath, then exhale and lower the legs down. Repeat 10 times<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Modifications<\/strong> for Shalabhasana:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Place your hands on the sides of your thighs, with the palms facing down, but in this variation, you might not be able to lift your legs as high.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Strengthens the lower back.<\/li><li>Massages the pelvic organs.<\/li><li>Relief from backache, mild sciatica, and slipped disc as long as the condition is not serious.<\/li><li>Tones and balances the functioning of the liver, stomach, bowels, and other abdominal organs.<\/li><li>Improves appetite, and digestion<\/li><li>Tones the hip muscles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contraindications:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Weak heart<\/li><li>High blood pressure<\/li><li>Coronary thrombosis.<\/li><li>Peptic ulcer,<\/li><li>Hernia,<\/li><li>Intestinal tuberculosis.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for more postures? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/all-yoga-postures\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"402\">asana library<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translation: Shalabh &#8211; Locust; asana- pose. Shalabhasana (the locust pose, or grasshopper pose) is an advanced pose that requires very strong back and core muscles. Steps: Lie flat on your stomach, with the legs and feet together, toes pointing back. Interlace your fingers and place them under your body (as in the photo). Stretch the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/shalabhasana-locust-posture\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Shalabhasana &#8211; Locust Posture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[138,136,146],"tags":[285,882,283,284,282],"class_list":["post-1321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-yoga-postures","category-backbends","category-core-strengthening","tag-full-locust-posture","tag-grasshopper-pose","tag-locust-pose","tag-locust-posture","tag-shalabhasana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1321"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3822,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321\/revisions\/3822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}