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Back Bends Yoga Poses |
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Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose or Spinal Lift Pose) |
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* stretches the chest, neck, spine, and hips
* strengthens back muscles, buttocks, and hamstrings
* calms the brain and central nervous system
* helps alleviate stress and mild depression
* massages abdominal organs ... |
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Marjariasana (Cat Pose) |
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* increases mobility of verterbrae and releases tension in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine
* strengthens and tones the arms and abdominal muscles
* stretches back muscles and abdominal muscles as well as the neck
* incr... |
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Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose) |
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* strengthens back muscles and arms
* increases flexibility of spine
* stretches chest, shoulders, lungs, abdomen
* stretches and massages internal organs
* firms buttocks... |
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Ustrasana (Camel Pose) |
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* Stretches the neck, chest, abdomen, thighs, hip flexors (psoas), groins, and the ankles
* Strengthens back muscles, gluteal muscles, and arm muscles (triceps)
* Massages and stimulates the organs and charkas of the abd... |
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Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward Facing Dog Pose) |
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∗ Expands chest and shoulders
∗ Strengthen muscles that control the shoulder blades
∗ Stretch hip flexors and core musculature
∗ Strengthen low back musculature
∗ Relieves some forms of low ba... |
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Matsyasana (Fish Pose) |
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* Opens pectoralis muscles of chest, intercostal muscles between ribs, and upper portion of psoas muscles in hips
* Improves quality of breath by opening accessory muscles of breathing
* Opens muscles in the abdomen and front of neck
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Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Pigeon Pose) |
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∗ Opens hip flexor muscles (psoas, rectus femoris), groins
∗ Opens hip rotator muscles (gluteus medius & minimus)
∗ May relieves sciatic nerve tension and ease chronic low back pain
∗ Advanced version open... |
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