Tolasana
(Scale Pose)
(toe-LAHS-anna)
tola = literally "poising one's self"; usually rendered as "balance" or "scale".
This version of Scale Pose is performed on the fingertips.
Tolasana gets its name from the way the head, torso, and legs hang from and balance on the hands like the pans of an old-fashioned scale. Some instructional manuals call this pose Lolasana (lola = dangling).
Benefits
Strengthens the wrists, arms, and abdomen.
Deepening the Pose
To assist with the lift of the torso and legs, draw
your inner groins up into the core of your torso, along
the front of the spine.