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Back Bend Pose -- Purvottanasana

Benefits...

• gets all circulatory systems moving

• great for shoulder joints

• stretches and tones the legs, chest, and abs

1. Start by being in a seated position, legs straight out in front of you

2. place your hands flat on the floor next to your hips

   
   

   

3. exhale, raise your pelvis and trunk toward the sky

4. keep your legs and arms straight, look up

5. your feet and hands are the only body parts touching the floor

   
   

   

6. hold this hatha yoga pose for as long as you desire, breathing in and out deeply

7. when ready, exhale down to the floor.

8. As a variation, you can perform this exercise riding on the breath

9. inhale up, exhale down, inhale up, exhale down

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Bridge Pose - Setubandhasana

1. start by lying on your back, knee's bent, feet on the floor hip width apart, directly under the knee's

2. place the arms stretched out on the floor just away from your body

   

3. gently scoop the sacrum or tail-bone to lengthen the lower back

4. inhale, engage the legs by pushing them into the floor, lifting your pelvis toward the sky

5. exhale, lengthen the front and the back of your torso

6. now, breath deeply, expanding the rib cage and chest

7. hold this pose for as long as comfortable

8. when releasing the Bridge Pose, slowly come to the floor, one vertabra at a time

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