joyyoga: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana Yoga Pose of the Week! Also Known As Bridge Pose Prenounced (SET-too BAHN-dah) What does it mean? setu = dam, dike, or bridge bandha = lock How do you do it? 1. Start in Corpse Pose, lying on your backs. 2. Bend the knees, bringing the soles of the feet parallel on the mat. Bring hands toward ankles. 3. Inhale lift the hips up towards the ceiling. 4. Interlace the fingers behind your back and straighten the arms, pressing them down into the mat. 5. Roll one shoulder under and then the other. 6. Inhale lift the hips higher. 7. Draw the chest toward the chin, but do not move the chin toward the chest. 8. Hold for 3-5 breaths 9. Exhale release the hands and gently begin to come out one vertebra at a time. 10. Resting back down on mat. Sway your knees from side to side like windshield wipers. Benefits Stretches the chest, neck, and spine Calms the brain and helps alleviate stress and mild depression Stimulates abdominal organs, lungs, and thyroid Rejuvenates tired legs Improves digestion Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause Relieves menstrual discomfort when done supported Reduces anxiety, fatigue, backache, headache, and insomnia Therapeutic for asthma, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and sinusitis
littlewaternymph: I need a good stretch too, after the run I had today!
migas: yoga (by j / f / photos)
yoga-beautiful: peaceful