Plough Intermediate and Advanced

At the intermediate level of Plough you hyperextend your arms as you place them on the floor. This increases your flexibility, not only in your hips and back, but also in your shoulder girdle.

Start with

5 Starting from Plough Step 4, with your toes touching the floor, extend your arms flat on the floor behind your back, palms down.

6 To come into the full pose, interlock your fingers and press both palms firmly against each other. Hold for up to 1 minute.

COMMON FAULTS

TO COME OUT of the pose, release your hands, place your arms flat on the floor and raise your legs until they are parallel to the floor. With an exhalation, slowly roll down to the floor, vertebra by vertebra. Relax for at least 8 breaths in Corpse Pose.

“Never behold life physically. Understand it psychically, and realize it spiritually.” Swami Sivananda