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6 days ago

This Seated Stretch Helps Quiet Your Internal Chatter

Upavistha Konasana quiets the brain and relaxes the spine, enabling access to subtle planes of consciousness through the five koshas or interpenetrating layers of being described in traditional yoga philosophy.
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1 month ago

This Common Forward Fold Is an Intense Hamstring Stretch. Here's How to Approach It.

It requires suppleness of the adductor (inner thigh) muscles, as well as the hamstrings (back thigh) and the hip joint itself. There are several variations to the pose. Initially, the student attempts to grasp the toes with the index and middle finger. As the student advances, they move forward until the chest is resting on the floor, but this should only be attempted if the back can be kept straight, otherwise the pose tends to distort the vertebral column.
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