SARVANGASANA

Lie on the back with relaxed.

Place the hands by the side of thighs and the legs together.

Raise the legs slowly together. Keep rising up to ninety degrees to the ground.

Lift the back off the ground by moving the legs closer to the head a bit.

Supporting the back with the hands, the body is further lifted off the ground and brought at right angles to the head and neck.

The entire weight of the body is balanced on the shoulders and the posterior of the neck.

Keep  this pose as long as you comfortably can.

This pose is also known as Ardha-Shirshasana.

Advantages:

It stimulates the thyroid and parathyroid glands and improves their functions

It strengthens the arms and shoulders and keeps the spine flexible

It nourishing brain with more blood

It stretches the heart muscles by returning more venous blood to the heart

It Brings relief from constipation, indigestion and varicose veins