The 26 postures of Bikram Yoga

POORNA SALABHASANA: Full Locust Pose

BENEFITS:

• Firms the muscles of the abdomen, upper arms, hips and thighs
• Increases spinal strength and flexibility
• Improves flexibility and tone of nerves exiting the spinal cord
• Helps relieve and prevent lower backache
• Helps cure or relieve lumbago, rheumatism, arthritis and menstrual problems
• Helps cure loss of appetite
• Helps correct bad posture
• Improves functions of liver and spleen
• Strengthens deltoids, trapezius and triceps
• Compresses and opens spine upon release
• Relieves cervical spondylosis

TIPS:

• Lift using the muscle of the back
• Eventually the bells button will be resting on the floor, you may need to roll forward
• Lower spinal strength can be used as is in the previous posture, to lift the legs up higher
• In the savasana that follows the posture, breathe slowly and imagine the muscles of the spine loosening their hold on the vertebrae