Method
- Fold blanket Four times and make a cusion out of a long cloth. Cross your fingers and keep your elbows at an angle of 600 . Heels should touch ground.
- Raise your back by keeping mid point of your head on cushioned cloth or between your hands.
- Slowly balance your body on elbows. Be careful about your neck. Folded knees will come up. For new practitioners this much practice is sufficient. Work becomes easier after getting success in this. In this asana don’t take the support of wall or any other person. It will be more beneficial if you do this asana by the method described here.
- Now try to lift your legs in this position feet will be up and knees will be touching stomach.
- When your body is balanced make your legs straight and bend it from back .knees will also be straight in upwards direction.Now very slowly make your legs straight and the toes should remain in upward direction. In feet there should not be any stress. It should be relaxed. Keep your eyes closed and breathe normally from nostrils. In the beginning it is better that body weight should be in front otherwise there are chances of falling backwards . Now follow the same sequence to come back to original position in reverse order.now leavethis asana. After this asana it is better to do savasana or tadasana.
Benefits
This asana is the king of all asanas. This provides purified blood to the brain which makes the eyes, ear, nose and other senses more strong. It activates digestive system, intestine, liver and improves the appetite of the person. Because it is reverse position of the body accumulated stool leaves it position in intestine which is helpful in constipation. Besides this it helps in shifting navel from its place, and night fall. Obesity, laziness, paleness vanishes from face and it glows. Neck muscles become strong and because of this brain also becomes active and it increases glow and vitality on face. This asana is very beneficial for students.
Time
It is sufficient to do this asana for 15 min.
Precautions
- Those who have pain in ears or there is secretion from the ears should not do this asana.
- If eyes are unduly red and person is having hypermetropia(far sightedness) should not do this asanas.
- Heart patients and high blood pressure patients should not perform this asana.
- It is not recommended to do sheershasan immediately after any heavy exercise as it will be harmful.
- It is not recommended to perform this asana if suffering from cold and coryze.