To do this, do as in the previous pose with palms flat on the ground. After assuming the position, you may bend your legs at the knees to adjust your body so that it becomes more perpendicular to the floor (as shown in photo alongside). Continue normal breathing throughout. Hold pose as long as possible.
To end the pose, place palms back on ground, lower your hips back, releasing the spine gently back on the mat.
Note: This is an advanced pose and may be only attempted after viparita karani mudra (See Get slim with yoga!) has been mastered.
Benefits: It is a pose that works all the major systems of the body, hence the name. The pressure on the thyroid particularly spikes metabolism and aids weight loss.
Avoid: During menstruation, toxic conditions, severe ailments of spine, heart, circulatory system.
Also see: Strengthen your ankles with yoga
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