{"id":697,"date":"2014-05-21T10:09:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T04:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/?p=697"},"modified":"2017-05-08T22:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T17:27:53","slug":"mukta-hasta-sirshasana-b-headstand-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/mukta-hasta-sirshasana-b-headstand-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Mukta Hasta Sirshasana B\/ Headstand 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Mukta means free and hasta means hand. It is quite similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/mukta-hasta-sirshasana-headstand-5\/\">Mukta hasta sirshasana A<\/a>, the difference being the palms facing down.\u00a0This is one of the most difficult variation of headstand. It is comparitively easy to balance in this asana, but it is extremely difficult to go up and and come down keeping the legs straight. First try this near a wall till you get the confidence to do a free headstand. The benefits of all variations of headstand are almost the same.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2211\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mukta-Hasta-Sirshasana-B-Headstand-6.jpg\" alt=\"Mukta-Hasta-Sirshasana-B-Headstand-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mukta-Hasta-Sirshasana-B-Headstand-6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mukta-Hasta-Sirshasana-B-Headstand-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mukta-Hasta-Sirshasana-B-Headstand-6-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Steps:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Kneel down on a blanket or a mat.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Bend forward and place the crown of the head on the mat.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Stretch the arms straight out in front of the chest towards the feet and rest the palm on the floor. Keep the arms straight and palms down. The palm should be shoulder width apart.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Lift your knee and straighten it, walk forward so that your trunk is perpendicular to the floor. Press the wrist against the floor, exhale and raise the feet. Tighten the legs and slowly raise them up until they are perpendicular.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Stay in the pose with normal breathing for about 30 sec to 1 min<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Bring the legs down slowly trying to keep it straight and relax in Shashankasana.<\/span><\/span><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mukta means free and hasta means hand. It is quite similar to Mukta hasta sirshasana A, the difference being the palms facing down.\u00a0This is one of the most difficult variation of headstand. It is comparitively easy to balance in this asana, but it is extremely difficult to go up and and come down keeping the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/mukta-hasta-sirshasana-b-headstand-6\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mukta Hasta Sirshasana B\/ Headstand 6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2211,"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":[62,61,53,4],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-yoga-postures","category-headstand-2","category-inversions","tag-headstand-6","tag-mukta-hasta-sirshasana-b","tag-tutorials","tag-yoga-postures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","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=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2213,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions\/2213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}