Sarvangasana (Sanskrit: सर्वाङ्गासन, romanized: sarvāṅgāsana), Shoulder stand, or more fully Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulder stand), [1] is an inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise; similar poses were used in medieval hatha yoga as a mudra. Sarvangasana or Shoulder Stand is a powerful inverted posture in which the entire body is balanced on the shoulders, the body weight rests on the upper outer edges of your shoulders, and the rest of the body rises straight up in a line. Yoga Benefits of Sarvangasana & How to do Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand) Sarvangasana or shoulder stand is a yoga pose wherein the whole body is balanced on the shoulders. It is also a part of the Padma Sadhana yoga sequence. ‘Sarv’ means all, ‘anga’ means part of a body, and ‘asana’ is posture. Sarvangasana yoga is one of the beginning poses of inverted pose series. On practicing it, you will feel the lightness of the body and a sense of relaxation in the mind. The beauty and all the benefits of Sarvangasana lie in its inversion action, so let’s understand what does it mean and how it works.
