Not Taking Anything for Granted

I found out after so many years that I am alive that I am not really very good at anything save one. That I can go on and on deeper and deeper into something that catches my fancy. I don't get bored through the long duration of my search. Some call this ability as the ability to do sadhana. Since now I know that I am good at it, and I derive much pleasure doing so, let me do only that. Let me not take anything for granted, which follows therefore, that let me earn every thing I have.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Ardha Halasana

Ardha Halasana

Ardha (n.) = Half
Hala (n.) = Plough
Asana (n.) = Posture

Balarama brother of Krishna in Mahabharata (Devaki and Vasudeva's son but who was born in Rohini's womb by somethe miraculous method which sounds like embryo transplantation procedure of today's medical science) was called Haladhara - who holds or carries a plough. Balarama's weapon was a plough.

I talked about this simple, yet so beneficial Asana for treating back pain last year. I practiced this Asana and got wonderful results. Of course, if you have acute back pain, so much so that lifting legs like this is painful. In which case desist doing this Asana. I went through this acute pain too :). With time, and as a result of doing other back pain Asanas as pain is reduced, you can start doing this one.