SALABHASANA: Locust Pose

BENEFITS:

Same benefits as cobra and even more effective in helping conditions of slipped disk and sciatica
Improves sluggish digestion
Encourages concentration and perseverance
Firms buttocks and hips
Increases spinal strength, flexibility and circulation
Helps relieve and prevent backache
Helps cure or relieve lumbago, rheumatism, arthritis and menstrual problems
Helps cure loss of appetite
Increases abdominal pressure and regulates intestinal function
Strengthens the abdominal wall
Helps correct bad posture
Improves function of liver and spleen
Strengthens shoulder, arm and back muscles
Relieves cervical spinylosis and back pain

TIPS:

Be patient if the elbows are tight, slowly they will open leaving you with healthier blood flow through the joint
Keep the hips of the leg down on the forearm
Work towards using no abdominal strength and getting the body weight into the shoulders