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| upavista-konasa |
This exercise opens the entire pelvic region and energizes the female reproductive tract, improving ovarian function as well as normalizing excessive or irregular menstrual flow. It is helpful for varicose veins and improves circulation in the legs.
2. Place your palms, and eventually, your forearms, down in front of you.
3. Press your long leg and bent outer knee into the ground, and begin to move little waves through your spine on the inhales to gain length, and on the exhales, deepen the forward bend.
After your last Half Wide Angle Pose, reach both legs out to the sides, toes pointing to the sky. Press your legs and heels strongly into the floor to engage your hamstrings and calves.
4. Adding resistance for a more effective stretch, place your palms inside the legs, left hand touching the inner left leg, right hand touching the right. Begin to resist by pressing your legs into the hands, as if trying to close the legs together, but your hands aren’t allowing them to move.
5. As you resist with 50-75% of your effort, begin to simultaneously fold forward with a long spine. Only hold the pose as long as you can keep the leg action going.
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| restorative-upavishta |
