Karnapidasana

Karnapidasana

Karnapidasana is the name of an inversion asana that requires flexibility and balance. The name comes from the Sanskrit karna, meaning “ear,” pida, meaning “pressure,” and asana, meaning “pose” or “posture.” This asana is also sometimes called raja halasana (king plow pose) because it is a more advanced version of halasana.

Steps of Karnapidasana :

In Karnapidasana yoga first, lie down on the floor on your back in a resting position, and your arms should be placed in a resting pose at the sides.

Your legs should be straight in front of you.

Inhale and keep down your palms on the floor.

Now raise your legs in the air and try to exhale.

Try to keep your legs erect in the air. (Ardha halasana position, your legs should straight at 90 degree in the air).

Now try to place your legs over your head. (Full halasana pose).

Now try to lift up your butts and try to bend your legs over the head. (Bend or press your knee into the floor by your upper arms just near to the ear., and try to press and place them just near to ear).

Your arms should be parallel to your body.

For supporting your hips try to lift up your hands and keep them under your lower back.

Try to grab your bend knees together.

After that put down your knees and take a deep breath.

Now lift up your butts and keep down your knees.

By this, you will be able to place yourself in an ear pressure posture.

After that open your bend knees and keep them on the ground.

Now keep your legs on the ground and try to stretch your arms in the parallel pose.

Keep in your mind to place your palms open over the floor facing towards the ceiling.

Hold this position for around 6 to 8 breathes.

At last, keep down your arms on the floor and get back in the initial position and rest for a minute and repeat the process about 3 to 5 times.

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Benefits of Karnapidasana

Karnapidasana Stretches and strengthens your backbone.

Gives strength to the lungs and is beneficial for asthma patients.

Stimulates the abdominal organs, and thyroid gland.

Stretches the shoulders and spine.

Controls hypertension.

Reduce the symptoms of menopause.

Karnapidasana Helps to alleviate fatigue, stress, insomnia, and negative symptoms of menopause.

Helpful in backache, infertility, sinusitis.

Karnapidasana yoga posture gives deeper spinal flexion and an intense stretch of the hips.

Good pose for internal abdominal massage to the organs.

Karnapidasana tones the buttocks, hips, and thighs during stretching the shoulders and neck.

Cautions:

1. If the student has limited flexibility they should keep their hands on their low back with bent knees until they are able to lower their knees enough to feel stable in the full posture. 2. Contraindications include Diarrhoea, Menstruation, Neck injuries, Blocked arteries and Pregnancy

Modifications:

1. Beginners should support their backs with their hands.
2. One variation is to keep your feet on a block behind your head.
3. Another variation is to bring your knees to your forehead and bring the hands to the ears.

Strengthens:

The vertebral column, Lung

Stretches:

The vertebral column, Shoulder

type:

Inversion

Effect of the spine:-

Forward bend

contraindication:

Injury to the spine, the neck, or the shoulders.

Insomnia.

Stiff back or a sore back.

Migraine.

Hypertension.

Weak functions of any organ.

Women who are pregnant or menstruating.

Spondylitis.

Disc prolapse (Disc herniation)