214 Light on Yoga- Salamba Sarvangasana I I Three* (Plate 235)
This position is slightly harder than the first one.
Technique
I. Do Salamba Sarvangasana I. (Plate 223)- Release the hands from the back of the trunk, interlock the fingers,
turn the wrists and extend the arms. The thumbs will then touch the
floor and the palms will face outwards. (Plate 235.) The head will be
on one side of the verticaUy extended body and the arms will be on the
other side.
(^235)
3· Keep the legs and back as steady as possible.
4· This pose can be done for a minute after doing Sarvangasana I.
Effects
As the balance is maintained by stretching the back muscles and as
the weight of the body falls on the back of the neck, the back and
the neck gain strength. The arm muscles are also toned.
- Niralamba Sarvangasana I Three* (Plate 236)
Alamba means a prop, a support, while nir conveys the sense of away