{"id":703,"date":"2014-05-21T10:31:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T05:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/?p=703"},"modified":"2017-05-11T19:38:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T14:08:57","slug":"parsva-sirshasana-twisted-headstand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/parsva-sirshasana-twisted-headstand\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsva sirshasana\/ twisted headstand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parsva means side or flank. In this variation, the trunk and the legs are turned sidewards on either side while balancing without disturbing the position of the head or the hand.\u00a0First try this near a wall till you get the confidence to do a free headstand.\u00a0\u00a0The benefits of all variations of headstand are almost the same with a few additions in the variations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2330\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Parsva-sirshasana-twisted-headstand.jpg\" alt=\"Parsva-sirshasana-twisted-headstand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Parsva-sirshasana-twisted-headstand.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Parsva-sirshasana-twisted-headstand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Parsva-sirshasana-twisted-headstand-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From <a href=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/sirshasana-headstand\/\">Sirshasana<\/a>\u00a0exhale and move the spine with a twist to the right, the hand and the head should be at the same position.<\/li>\n<li>one should feel a stretch near the ribs<\/li>\n<li>Hold the pose with normal breathing for 20 to 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Exhale and come back to<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" href=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/sirshasana-headstand\/\">Sirshasana<\/a>\u00a0take a breath and repeat on the other side.<\/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<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Makes the spine strong and elastic.<\/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>Parsva means side or flank. In this variation, the trunk and the legs are turned sidewards on either side while balancing without disturbing the position of the head or the hand.\u00a0First try this near a wall till you get the confidence to do a free headstand.\u00a0\u00a0The benefits of all variations of headstand are almost the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/parsva-sirshasana-twisted-headstand\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Parsva sirshasana\/ twisted headstand<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330,"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":[138,171,135,137],"tags":[63,64,56],"class_list":["post-703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-yoga-postures","category-headstand-2","category-inversions","category-spinal-twisting","tag-parsva-sirshasana","tag-twisted-headstand","tag-yoga-posture-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703","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=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2332,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions\/2332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}