Ardha Halasana for beginners : Half Plough Pose : Yoga Aasanas

 Ardha Halasana or Half Plough Pose is a Yoga Asana that is similar to Uttanpadasana. Ardha Halasana is good for improving the functions of abdominal organs.

‘Ardha’ means half in Sanskrit, and ‘Hal’ means plough. This Yoga Aasana is called Adrdha Halasana because it resembles half the shape of Indian Plough. 

 

Perform this Yoga Aasana for :

Digestive issue                     Weight Loss              Reducing Belly Fat 

Tone up Abdomen               Tone up thigh and calf muscle 

 

Perform this Yoga Aasana to cure :

Arthritis                      Lumbar spondylitis                          Constipation

 

Ardha Halasana steps for beginners 

·      Lie on your back with arms by your side, and palms down (You can also keep your hands under your buttocks to protect the small of your back). 

·      Join both the legs. 

·      The small of the back should remain touching the floor while you perform this Yoga Aasana.

·      First lift your right leg up to 90 (Ninety) degree. While lifting your leg don’t forget to inhale. Lift your leg slowly and as you lift your leg inhale in tandem with lifting. Hold for 3- 5 seconds. 

·      Lower your right leg. Exhale as you lower it. 

·      Now lift your left leg up to 90 (Ninety) degree. While lifting your leg don’t forget to inhale. Lift your leg slowly and as you lift your leg inhale in tandem with lifting. Hold for 3- 5 seconds. 

·      Lower your left leg. Exhale as you lower it.

·      Continue lifting alternate legs with deep and powerful breathing. 

 

Please Note : Once you become practice perfect you can raise both legs simultaneously to 90 degree.  

 

 

Ardha Halasana Precautions 

·      Don’t stretch too much. Keep Patience. If you are not able to lift your leg up to 90 degree, lift it to your comfortable height. With practice you will be able to lift up to 90 degree. 

·      Stretching too much may injure your muscle.

·      You should avoid doing this pose in case of an abdominal injury, hernia, and lumbosacral (lower back) pain.

 

·      This Yoga Aasana not to be practiced by pregnant women. 

·      Begin with 1-2 minutes. Gradually stabilize your practice at 3-5 minutes and work up to 10 minutes when you become practice perfect.

·      Practice under expert guidance.

 

Ardha Halasana Benefits 

 

·      Ardha Halasana is the best Yoga Aasana for a person facing digestive issues.

·      Ardha Halasana stimulates abdominal organs fast and cures constipation and indigestion. 

·      Ardha Halasana reduces belly fats.

·      Ardha Halasana tones the thigh and hip muscles.

·      Ardha Halasana tones up overall abdominal muscles. 

·      Ardha Halasana cures stomach disorders.

·      Ardha Halasana improves digestion, appetite, removes gases.

·      Ardha Halasana is useful to cure arthritis and lumbar spondylitis.

 

How to do Yoga, best ways to do yoga, precautions

It is very important that you must know how to do yoga ? You must be aware of the best ways to do Yoga.

Doing the Yogic Asanas or yogic exercise in a proper way, with precaution will give you desired result. 

Please read all points and understand carefully. You should not miss any one.

The following are the various precautions that one must take while doing Yogic asanas:

1. You should not be in hurry while doing Yoga. Be patient. Yogic act is combination of mind, heart, and body movements.

2. Those who are having High Blood Pressure, Heart Problems, should have slow body movements. Also you should initially do Yoga under expert advises and guidance.

3. Yogic movements should not be sudden. It may take time for your body to be flexible.

4. Idle time of Yoga is in early morning.

5. Sleep well in night. At least 6-8 hours of complete sleep.

6. You should be with empty stomach at time of Yoga.

    Normally Stomach empties itself within 3-4 hours of taking food.

Avoid meals before doing yoga or keep a sufficient time difference between meal time and yoga time.

    In morning discharge yourself fully before performing Yogic Asanas

7.  You should make all possible attempt to perform Yoga in complete serenity.

     This is one of the vital requirement before beginning yoga.

8.   Don’t wear tight fitting cloths while doing Yoga

The choice of clothes that you wear will greatly impact your asanas. Choose  wearing comfortable clothes while doing yoga. The types of yoga poses that you wish to do will decide the clothes that you should be wearing.

9.   Always do yoga on a mat.

       Never do yoga on bare land.

10. Advanced yoga asanas should be practised under proper guidance, or else it may lead to a serious back injury.

11. Conclude your Yoga Asanas or exercise with 5 minutes of Yoga meditation to boost up your energy levels

12. You must be persistent and regular with Yogic exercise.

Yoga benefits, why you should do yoga ?

Yoga is a wonderful thing. One must make Yoga as part of the life.

Yoga essentially leads to happy and healthy life, improvement of your inner strength, greater body flexibility, and improves overall quality of life.

Normally people are attracted to Yoga for reduction of body weight, and other desired result.

Yoga, a process

One should understand that Yoga is something which is a process. A process of balancing body, mind and life, which process leads to so many things including improvement of health, reduction of stress, fats etc.  

Sometimes it has been seen that People are in hurry to reach to the desired result. And, they make their opinion very fast if desired result is not prompt. One should not be in hurry to reach to conclusion. You should not be commit mistake by reaching conclusion so soon that it is not working.

People commit these mistakes impressed or fascinated by the clamour or response from various quarter claiming reducing fat or muscle building, or reaching other desired result within certain days.

Well.. Yogic Asanas or modern days Yogic exercises do bound to give results, however desire to have immediate results leads to frustration and distaste to otherwise most wonderful gift to mankind by ancient sages.     

Yoga, part of life

You must make yoga as part of life.

You brush your teeth every morning, you do you break- fast etc. Likewise Yoga should also be performed on daily basis.

How to avail maximum benefit

You must, however follow certain precaution while performing Yoga to avail maximum benefit.

Read : How to do Yoga, Best ways to do Yoga, Precautions

Yoga Benefits

Followings are some important benefits you will see in your daily life, if you regularly practice yoga.

• Happy and healthy life
• Increase of your Inner & Body Strength
• Increase of your mental strength
• Improve your body flexibility and balance
• Have a good and sound sleep
• Improve you quality of life
• improve your overall Health
• Help improve your breathing

It is important that you learn to practice Yoga Asanas correctly before you start doing this at home without guidance.

Yogic Asanas is all about correct postures. A correct posture will do magic and will prove very very important. Right way is always the best way is not it?

It is always advised to start doing Yogic Asanas under some expert guidance. This will help you in maintaining consistency and routine, and also let you learn certain fine techniques, and will help in building your confidence.