{"id":877,"date":"2014-05-28T16:57:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T11:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/?p=877"},"modified":"2017-05-11T19:35:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T14:05:32","slug":"adho-mukha-vrikshasana-handstand-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/adho-mukha-vrikshasana-handstand-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Adho mukha vrikshasana &#8211; Handstand pose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Adho means downward, mukha means face and vriksh means tree. This posture is mentioned in an ancient unpublished manuscript &#8220;Yog\u0101sana &#8211; Jaina&#8221; as\u00a0V\u1e5bk\u1e63\u0101sana.\u00a0This manuscript is a very modern text, not older than 200-250 years (the exact date is not yet known).\u00a0This manuscript\u00a0\u00a0was procured from Rajasthan Prachya Vidya Pratishthana, Bikaner, Rajasthan, a copy of which is available at Kaivalyadhama Library. Check out the <a title=\"A brief introduction of &quot;Yog\u0101sana - Jaina&quot;: An unpublished yoga manuscript\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ym-kdham.in\/article.asp?issn=0044-0507;year=2014;volume=46;issue=1;spage=43;epage=55;aulast=Satapathy\" target=\"_blank\">link <\/a>for more details on the research work going on for the same. Given below is the illustration from the same manuscript.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Excerpts from the research work\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;The illustration provided in the current manuscript suggests it to be a hand-stand, i.e. keeping the whole body straight in a topsy-turvy position and balancing the whole body on both the palms with straight hands. This hand-stand variation of V\u1e5bk\u1e63\u0101sana is very different from the popularly known variation available in Ghera\u1e47\u1e0dasa\u1e43hit\u0101 (Digambar &amp; Gharote, 1978, Ch. II \/ 36), where it has been described as an \u0101sana of standing on one leg with one heel placed at the thigh joint.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1847\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/handstand-ancient.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1847\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/handstand-ancient.jpg\" alt=\"Handstand Illustration from the unpublished manuscript &quot;Yog\u0101sana - Jaina&quot;\" width=\"360\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/handstand-ancient.jpg 360w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/handstand-ancient-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/handstand-ancient-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handstand Illustration from the unpublished manuscript &#8220;Yog\u0101sana &#8211; Jaina&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">The major obstacle to handstand is the fear of falling, you can practice it against a wall till you get the confidence to try a free handstand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2328\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Adho-mukha-vrikshasana-Handstand-pose.jpg\" alt=\"Adho-mukha-vrikshasana-Handstand-pose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Adho-mukha-vrikshasana-Handstand-pose.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Adho-mukha-vrikshasana-Handstand-pose-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Adho-mukha-vrikshasana-Handstand-pose-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Stand in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/samasthiti-equal-standing-posture-tadasana-mountain-posture\/\">Tadasana<\/a>. Bend forward and place the palms on the floor shoulder width apart about a foot away from the wall. Keep the arm fully stretched.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Bring the legs back, bend your right foot forward coming in a runners stance (you can also bring the left foor forward if thats your dominant leg). Suck in your lower abs.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Inhale, press the bent leg on to the floor\u00a0and swing the legs up against the wall (remember not to put the hands very far from the wall, it will make your back arch more and then it might be difficult to balance). Keep your head up, straighten your legs and point your toes, keep\u00a0your abdominal muscles sucked in, thighs and hip muscles tight and the hands completely straight. Stay in the posture for a few seconds and then gradually increasing the time.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">After a few weeks of practice try to take your feet away from the wall and balance. After you gain more confidence and strength try a free handstand in the middle of the room with a partner standing near to support you and stop the fall.<\/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 the shoulders, arms, and wrists<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Stretches the belly and the chest.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Improves sense of balance<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Contraindications:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Back, shoulder, or neck injury<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Headache,Heart condition,High blood pressure<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Menstruation<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adho means downward, mukha means face and vriksh means tree. This posture is mentioned in an ancient unpublished manuscript &#8220;Yog\u0101sana &#8211; Jaina&#8221; as\u00a0V\u1e5bk\u1e63\u0101sana.\u00a0This manuscript is a very modern text, not older than 200-250 years (the exact date is not yet known).\u00a0This manuscript\u00a0\u00a0was procured from Rajasthan Prachya Vidya Pratishthana, Bikaner, Rajasthan, a copy of which is&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/adho-mukha-vrikshasana-handstand-pose\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Adho mukha vrikshasana &#8211; Handstand pose<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2328,"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":[138,140,135],"tags":[72,71],"class_list":["post-877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-yoga-postures","category-arm-balancing","category-inversions","tag-adho-mukha-vrikshasana","tag-handstand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877","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=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2329,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions\/2329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}