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Backbend Poses

• Bow Pose (Dhanurasana)
  This pose stretches the front of the body, thighs, abdomen and chest, throat, and deep hip flexors. Keeps your spine flexible.
  
• Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)
  This pose stretches the chest, neck, and spine, improves digestion helps alleviate stress and relieves menstrual discomfort.
  
• Camel Pose (Ustrasana)
  A graceful backbend that stretches and opens your entire body, particularly the frontal region.Beneficial for neck, chest and quadriceps.
  
• Fish Pose (Matsyasana)
  This Pose stretches the deep hip flexors and intercostals. It also stretches the organs of the belly and throat and improves posture.
  
• Half Frog Pose (Ardha Bhekasana)
  This is a most difficult and challenging pose.This pose is beneficial for the back as it strengthens the muscles of the back.
  
• King Pigeon Pose (Kapotasana)
  A complete backbend,which is slightly difficult to master. Requires a lot of practice before you can perfect it and perform it with ease.
  
• Locust Pose (Salambhasana)
  Stretches and strengthens the muscles of the spine, buttocks, backs of the arms and legs. It improves posture and helps relieve stres
  
• One Legged King Pigeon Pose II (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II)
  It is a backbend type of yoga pose which can be perfom in a seated position.Helps in stretching the neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, groin.
  
• One-Legged King Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)
  It is a backbend type of yoga pose which can be perfom in a seated position.Helps in stretching the neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, groin.
  
• Upward Bow or Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana)
  This pose is beneficial for cardiovascular, glandular and nervous systems health.It also has a positive effect on hormonal secretions.
  
• Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff Pose (Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana)
  A more complicated and advanced pose in Yoga. Primary focus on opening the chest and improving the strength of spine area.
  
• Upward-Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana)
  This pose is a simple resting pose which is very similar to the Bhujangasana or the Cobra pose.