Yoga is known for vitalizing body and eliminating various ailments. The Locust posture can help do you so. This posture can be practiced in two forms: Half-Locust and Full Locust.
Half-Locust: Lie down with your nose and forehead touching the floor (a). Place your fists beside your thighs. Make a full inhalation. Retain the breath and while pushing the fists into ground raise your left outstretched leg up (b). Hold it for few moments and exhale while bringing it brings it back to the floor. On the next inhalation (c) repeat the same thing with your right leg. The awareness is held in the pelvis and lower vertebrae. Do it slowly.
Full-Locust: In full locust (d), we raise our both outstretched legs simultaneously off the ground and hold it in that position for few moments. Counting in the background of your mind may also help in holding to the posture. Inhale a full breath, retain and while digging your fists into floor, push your both legs in the air as high as possible. Full-locust requires great exertion in comparison to half-locust. Therefore, it will be advisable that you practice Half-Locust first and switch to Full-Locust only when confident.
Benefits: This posture is a powerful antidote to constipation. Regular practice, it is claimed, can even eliminate the most stubborn case of constipation. It should be noted that constipation can lead to physical and emotional disturbances. In addition to vitalizing your body, locust posture has powerful salutary effects on back muscles and massages internal glands and cleanses and rejuvenates the kidneys.
