BENEFITS OF SALABHASANA / LOCUST POSE
How to do Locust Pose
- Lie down on your stomach. Place your chin on the floor.
- Keep your hands by your sides with palms facing downwards.
- Inhale as you lift your legs high.
- Release the pose by placing your legs down with slow exhalation.
Duration: Remain in the pose for 20 seconds.
Benefits of Locust Pose
- Tightens the abdominal muscles and expands the upper part of the body. This helps in improving lung capacity and helps to address breathing disorders
- Strengthens abdominal organs and supports healthy function of liver, kidneys and pancreas. Particularly the asana helps to address liver sluggishness.
- Improves digestion and appetite
- Relieves constipation
- As the pose strengthens the lumbo-sacral bones, it addresses lower back problems
- It is good for upper back as it strengthens the upper spine
- Helps to cure varicose veins
- Aids in treating sciatica and problems related to slip disc
Those with high blood pressure, asthma and heart conditions should not practice Locust Pose.
