Salabhasana -
Locust pose

Benefits

  1. Same benefits as Cobra pose and even more effective in helping conditions of slipped disc and sciatica
  2. Firms buttocks and hips
  3. Increases spinal strength, flexibility and circulation
  4. Improves flexibility and tone of spinal muscles
  5. Helps relieve and prevent backache
  6. Helps cure or relieve lumbago, rheumatism, arthritis and menstrual problems
  7. Helps cure loss of appetite
  8. Improves sluggish digestion
  9. Increases abdominal pressure and regulates intestinal function
  10. Strengthens the abdominal wall
  11. Helps correct bad posture
  12. Improves function of liver and spleen
  13. Strengthens shoulder, arm and back muscles
  14. Compresses and opens spine
  15. Relieves cervical spondylosis and back pain
  16. Encourages concentration and perseverance