{"id":649,"date":"2014-05-21T04:35:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T23:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/?p=649"},"modified":"2017-05-11T19:40:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T14:10:47","slug":"salamba-sirshasana-3-headstand-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/salamba-sirshasana-3-headstand-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Salamba Sirshasana 3\/ Headstand 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This variation of Sirshasana requires more balance, so try it in front of a wall till you get the confidence to do a free headstand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2333\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamba-Sirshasana-3-Headstand-3.jpg\" alt=\"Salamba-Sirshasana-3-Headstand-3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamba-Sirshasana-3-Headstand-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamba-Sirshasana-3-Headstand-3-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salamba-Sirshasana-3-Headstand-3-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kneel down and widen the knees to about one feet apart.<\/li>\n<li>Place the palms on the ground about shoulder width apart in such a way that the fingers are pointing towards you.<\/li>\n<li>Place the crown of your head at a point which is equidistant from the palms (the head and the palms should make an equilateral traiangle)<\/li>\n<li>Pressing the wrist and palms down firmly, exhale, raise the feet from the floor, lift the legs up to a vertical position and balance. Do not widen the elbow but try and bring them as close as possible.<\/li>\n<li>After learning to balance in this variation, try to bring the hands as close as possible to each other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Strengthens and aligns the spine, neck, shoulders, and arms<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Tones the legs and abdominal muscles<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Helps to prevent water retention in the legs and feet<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Increases the flow of blood to the brain giving more oxygen to the cells<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Can help to treat chronic headaches, anxiety, asthma, sinusitis, hay fever, depression, diabetes, insomnia<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Reduces symptoms of menopause<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Increases mental awareness and clarity<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Calms and soothes the mind<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Helps to re-balance sleep patterns, while decreasing memory loss<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Stimulates and strengthens the lungs, promoting healthy breathing<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Improves digestion<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Stimulates pituitary and pineal glands, which aid growth and the production of sex hormones<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Aids in the relief of tonsillitis, persistent coughing, common cold, bad breath, and palpitations<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Helps overcome problems with the liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines, and reproductive organs by reversing the pull of gravity.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Contraindications:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">High blood pressure, heart disease, thrombosis, arteriosclerosis<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Severe neck problems, like spondylitis<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">During headache or migraine,<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Chronic constipation<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Kidney failure<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">During pregnancy and menstruation.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Also due to increased pressure, it is not advised if you are severely near-sighted, if you have\u00a0weak blood vessels in the eye, conjunctivitis, chronic glaucoma, inflammation of the ears or any form of\u00a0hemorrhage\u00a0in the head.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Look for other postures in our\u00a0<a title=\"asana\" href=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/asana-index\/\">asana directory<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This variation of Sirshasana requires more balance, so try it in front of a wall till you get the confidence to do a free headstand. Steps: Kneel down and widen the knees to about one feet apart. Place the palms on the ground about shoulder width apart in such a way that the fingers are&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/salamba-sirshasana-3-headstand-3\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Salamba Sirshasana 3\/ Headstand 3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2333,"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":[138,171,135],"tags":[51,50,53,52],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-yoga-postures","category-headstand-2","category-inversions","tag-headstand-3","tag-salamba-sirshasana-3","tag-tutorials","tag-yoga-posture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649","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=649"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2334,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649\/revisions\/2334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}