SEATED ANGLE Upavistha Konasana | |
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From a seated position with your legs extended, spread your legs wide apart. 1 - Press your sitz bones downward. 2 - Press the crown of your head away from your shoulders and feel the elongation in your spine. 3 - Allow your fingertips to rise overhead, turning your palms to face each other, and press your fingertips away from your shoulders. |
4 - Lift your tailbone and allow the lifting to extend your torso forward and down. 5 - If flexibility allows, press your heels away from your hips. Hold the pose. Breathe. | ||
| Benefits: - Increases flexibility in the spine and hips. - Stretches muscles and ligaments in inner thighs and backs of legs and can help alleviate some cases of sciatica. | |||