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Viparita Karani

Pregnancy: Use with caution

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Legs-up-the-wall pose. It aims to redirect energy to the essential organs in the body by using gravity.

Caution

Consult your healthcare giver when possible, before engaging in extreme physical positions.



Avoid or use with extreme cation in:



  • The Elderly


  • Pregnancy


  • Previous Back Injury


  • High blood Presssure


  • Glaucoma


  • Known Hernia of the AbdomenNeck Injury


  • Shoulder injury


  • Active menstruation



May result in injuries of the spine and shoulder.


Therapy for:

It may be considered in conditions that include:


  • Lethargy


  • Enhanccement of Meditation


  • Spiritual Upliftment


  • Body Strength and Balance


  • Stress reduction


  • Asthma


  • COPD


  • Diabetes control




Comments

Practiced since the 17th century as a form of Yoga in an attempt to use gravity to reverse the outflow of life-giving substance, amrita.



Also known as Kapalasana, Narakasana and Viparitakaranasana

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