Halasana (Sanskrit: हलासन; IAST: halāsana) or Plough pose is an inverted asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Its variations include ...HalasanaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchAninvertedpostureinhathayogaHalasanaHalasana(Sanskrit:हलासन;IAST:halāsana)orPloughpose[1]isaninvertedasanainhathayogaandmodernyogaasexercise.ItsvariationsincludeKarnapidasanawiththekneesbytheears,andSuptaKonasanawiththefeetwideapart.Contents1Etymologyandorigins2Description3Variations4Claims5Cautions6Seealso7References8Sources9ExternallinksEtymologyandorigins[edit]Thecompletedposeresemblesatraditionalplough.ThehealthandbeautyguruMargueriteAgnielinploughpose,c.1928.PhotographbyJohndeMirjianThenamecomesfromSanskritहलाhala,"plough"andआसनāsana,"posture"or"seat".[2]Theposeisdescribedandillustratedinthe19thcenturySritattvanidhiasLāṇgalāsana,whichalsomeansploughposeinSanskrit.[3]Karnapidasanaisnotfoundinthemedievalhathayogatexts.ItisdescribedindependentlyinSwamiVishnudevananda's1960CompleteIllustratedBookofYogaintheSivanandaYogatradition,andbyB.K.S.Iyengarinhis1966LightonYoga,implyingthatitmayhaveolderorigins.[4][5]ThenamecomesfromtheSanskritwordskarṇa(कर्ण)meaning"ears",pīḍ(पीड्)meaning"tosqueeze",andāsana(आसन)meaning"posture"or"seat".[6]Description[edit]TheposeisenteredfromSarvangasana(shoulderstand),loweringthebackslightlyforbalance,andmovingthearmsandlegsovertheheaduntiltheoutstretchedtoestouchthegroundandthefingertips,inapreparatoryvariantofthepose.Thearmsmaythenbemovedtosupportthebackintoamoreverticalposition,givingasecondvariantpose.Finally,thearmsmaybestretchedoutonthegroundawayfromthefeet,givingthefinalposeintheshapeofatraditionalplough.[4]Variations[edit]Karnapidasana,withvariantarmpositionKarnapidasana(ear-pressingpose)orRajaHalasana(royalploughpose)hasthekneesbentclosetotheheadandgraspedbythearms.[7]ParsvaHalasana(sidewaysplough)hasthebodyvertical,thetrunktwistedtooneside,andlegsoutstraightwiththefeettouchingtheground(tothatside).[7]SuptaKonasana(su