Yoga Yoga Poses Yoga Asanas Inverted Leg Stretch Pose

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Technique

• Lie on your back, with the lower back and hips mildly elevated on a bolster, with your hands by the sides, palms resting flat on the floor
• Slowly raise your legs together, to a 30° angle, without bending the knees
• Now hold your hips with your palms and support yourself with your elbows on the floor
• Next raise your legs further up to a 60° angle
• Try raising them further up to a 90° angle
• While returning to the original position, first bend your legs towards your head
• Slowly bring your buttocks to the ground and straighten out your legs and hands

Practicing the Inverted Stretch Poses offers a number of health benefits, both physical and emotional. This pose is a gentle inversion, but an inversion nevertheless. This means that it offers a number of the benefits common to the other inverted poses, but is a lot milder.

Its advantages can therefore be enjoyed by a wider spectrum of people.

• It is extremely good for circulation as it improves the blood supply to the pelvic region, as well as the head and heart
• Improved blood circulation also corresponds to an improved oxygen supply, which greatly improves brain function
• It is a great stretching exercise for the legs, the hips and the posterior
• It can also help open up the chest, which will consequently improve the functioning of the lungs and sinus
• It can be extremely relaxing and will give your mind a chance to clear and relax

Before you decide to take up or begin practicing this pose however, there are certain things you should consider:

• If your menstrual cycle has just begun and is in the first couple of days, then do not use the bolster or any other device to elevate your body. A blanket can however be used in both scenarios, simply as cushioning for your body
• Although generally acceptable and safe even for patients of hypertension, make it a point to consult your doctor before taking up its practice
• Glaucoma patients should avoid practicing this pose
• Practicing this pose is not recommended if you are suffering from any injuries or recovering. As with almost all other poses, work with a qualified yoga instructor when you decide to take up the pose and are still learning

Inverted Leg Stretch Pose

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