The name of the pose is Setu Bandha Sarvangasana where setu means dam, dike, or bridge and bandha means lock. Article tells you how to do this asana.
Some
of the benefits are stretches the chest, neck, and spine, calms the brain and
helps alleviate stress and mild depression and stimulates abdominal organs,
lungs, and thyroid.
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