{"id":684,"date":"2014-05-21T04:58:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T23:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/?p=684"},"modified":"2017-05-09T16:46:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T11:16:22","slug":"baddha-hasta-sirshasana-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/baddha-hasta-sirshasana-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Baddha hasta Sirshasana\/ Headstand 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baddha means bound and hasta means hand. This variation of headstand is a little difficult then the normal one. Practice it in front of a wall till you get the confidence of a free headstand. Benefits of all types of headstand are almost the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2217\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baddha-hasta-Sirshasana-Headstand-4.jpg\" alt=\"Baddha-hasta-Sirshasana-Headstand-4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baddha-hasta-Sirshasana-Headstand-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baddha-hasta-Sirshasana-Headstand-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baddha-hasta-Sirshasana-Headstand-4-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kneel down on a blanket or a mat<\/li>\n<li>Fold the arms in front of the chest and catch the right upper arm near the elbow with the left hand. Similarly catch the left upper arm with the right hand.<\/li>\n<li>Rest the elbows and the folded forearms on the blanket. Bend forward and place the crown of the head on the blanket just beyond the folded forearms.<\/li>\n<li>Raise the knee from the floor and stretch the legs out straight.<\/li>\n<li>Press the forarms down, exhale and gently push the trunk slightly back without losing the handgrip and pull the legs off the floor.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the legs up so that your body is in one straight line, when your body is straight you will feel lightness on your neck.<\/li>\n<li>Lower down your legs trying to keep the knee straight.<\/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>Baddha means bound and hasta means hand. This variation of headstand is a little difficult then the normal one. Practice it in front of a wall till you get the confidence of a free headstand. Benefits of all types of headstand are almost the same. Steps: Kneel down on a blanket or a mat Fold&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/baddha-hasta-sirshasana-head\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Baddha hasta Sirshasana\/ Headstand 4<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2217,"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":[54,55,57,56],"class_list":["post-684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-yoga-postures","category-headstand-2","category-inversions","tag-baddha-hasta-sirshasana","tag-headstand-4","tag-headstand-tutorial","tag-yoga-posture-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684","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=684"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2241,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions\/2241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}