LOCUST POSTURE (Shulabh Asana) which is the 1st Practice

Important Instructions before you Start

To Do Yoga in the morning is recommended as you are fresh and the spirits are high. But it is much easier to practice Yoga in the evening when you come from work empty stomach. Because it will take away your tiredness with few postures.

• First of all empty your bowels and urinate.
• Take a shower if possible otherwise wash your face and clear your nostrils with water so they are clear to breath properly.
• Keep in mind don't practice Yoga unless you had spent four hours after having light lunch.
• Now you are ready for exercise. Put an blanket on the floor which should not be thicker than one inch.
• Start exercise and stop the posture where you think is your limit. Don't try to overdo which might result in muscle injury. The point of posture where you think is your limit that is your complete posture. So with the passage of time you will automatically go further until the complete posture. As the flexibility in your muscles and tendons (tissues which bind the bones and muscles) grows. So be patient which is the other name for Yoga I mean endurance.

As the name shows during this asana you will lift your lower body upwards while lying on your front, that's why it is called Shulabh Asana or Locust as you look like one.

Now lets Do it:

1. Lay flat on your tummy while your chin on the floor and your hands by your sides palms facing upwards. Stay in this position so that your breathing becomes normal.

2. Now you pick your face up still your chin touching the floor, breath in and lift your legs up while keeping them as much straight as possible. Now your hands, arms and chest is bearing all the weight and pressure. Stay in this position for two to three seconds initially, then increase your timing according to your endurance. Just do it twice initially then you can increase it to five to seven times accordingly.

3. After completing this Asana go to Sev Asana and rest for a while to go for the next Asana.

Benefits: This Asana gives a lot of stress on the lower extremities of the body and legs. So doing it regularly shapes your legs beautifully. It has a significant effect on liver because as you lifts your legs up, blood flushes out of the liver(storage of blood), thus gives liver new vitality. I(t is also thought to be good to help in Diabetes due its effect on pancreas. Also makes your lungs strong and healthy.

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