'Hal' stands for 'plow' and 'Asana' stands for 'pose'. Halasana or 'the plough pose' takes its name from the farming instrument, plough, used by ...menuarrow-downredditsnapchattwitterfacebookcommentsemailprintersearchbelltop-navEngSelectLanguagesहिंदी|HindisummerspecialSummerFoodsSummerDrinksHealthyRecipesSkinHealthExpertTipsFeaturesFoodNewscookingTipsOpinionsWorldCuisineFood&DrinksFestivalsRestaurantReviewFactsBestRecipesFunnySideUpRecipesHealthyRecipesSnacksRecipesVegetarianRecipesChickenRecipesMeatRecipesSeafoodRecipesRiceRecipesBreadRecipesDessertsDinnerRecipesFestivalsKidsRecipesWinterRecipesBreakfastRecipesहिन्दीरेसिपीज़WebStoriesRecipeVideosHealthDiabetesHealthyLivingYogaBenefitsWeightLossFitnessTipsQuickTipsCholesterolControlHeartHealthAyurvedicTipsMen'sHealthWomen'sHealthHomeRemediesDark/LightmodeSearchRecipesSearchHalasana,theMiraclePosethatHelpsReduceBloodPressurefacebooktwitterredditSnapchatSettingsChangeFontSizeAAAChangeLanguageहिंदी|HindiFocusonStoryHealthDiabetesHealthyLivingYogaBenefitsWeightLossFitnessTipsQuickTipsCholesterolControlHeartHealthAyurvedicTipsMoreWomen'sHealthHealthHalasana,theMiraclePosethatHelpsReduceBloodPressureStoryProgressBacktohomeHalasana,theMiraclePosethatHelpsReduceBloodPressureKritiMalik,NDTVUpdated:September21,201700:19ISTfacebooktwitterwhatsappredditSnapchatE-mailPrinterHighlightsHalasanaworksontheflexibilityofyourbackbone.Helpfulforthosesufferingfromhypertensionormigraine.Breathing-InhaleandholdontoyourbreathwhileyougetintotheposeI'vealwayswantedtobeabletotakemylegsovermyheadandholdtheposeforaslongaspossible.It'samatterofpride,formeandthe698,000peopleonInstagramwho'vegotpicturestagged#yogaeverydamnday,#yogafitnessand#wheelpose.Itspopularityrestsinthefactthatitturnsyourworldupsidedown,literallyandfiguratively.Allowmetoexplain.Overthecourseoftwoweeks,I'vetriedtochallengemyselfwithafewdifficultyogaasanasthatIhavealwaysbeenafraidwouldactuallysnapmyneckifIattempttodothem.Sofar,I'vemanagedacrookedhandstand,a5-secondDharuasanaand