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Feel Your Fish

Most of us who do yoga yearn for more from the practice than just physical benefits—indeed, for more than just benefit ... (continued)

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Craig Kern

Very nice, up against my office door, feel the hamstrings stretch, the back is rejuvenated. 5 minutes and I am refreshed!

janet vella

the sit bones are felt when you are sitting in neutral position, when we slouch we are sitting behind them so the idea is to be at a sharp 90 degree angle in this pose. shoulder joint inline with hip and sit bones felt touching the floor

Angie

this looks rlly cool.(: i think ima try this for muy project n gym.:D

yukiyu

I can not understand what meant by " Sit towards the front of the sitting bones" could anyone put this in different words for me. thanks!

Stephanie

Try it with the sandbags. It is awesome! Very grounding.

909

This worked really well for me. I don't have to pee all the time now.

Sue Lynn

10 pound sandbags across the top of your thighs at the hip crease? Seriously?

kat

If it is to hard for you, you can sit at a wall,because you still have to be working toward drawing the legs in to the ground, then slowly moving the back away form the wall. i would say no on dawing the neck forward, it needs to stay in line with this "staff" llike position. Lift through the crown of the head instead.

Robbie

Remain there for 5 Deep Breaths

reena

maybe the chin is dropped to increase the spinal stretch.

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