With an inhalation extend the arms overhead and with
an exhalation bend forward.
Inhale, raise the arms up and with
an exhalation bend forward.
Inhale and create space in your torso, and on
an exhalation bend your left knee to a 90 - degree angle, left thigh parallel to the floor, with the knee over the ankle and in line with the second toe.
On
exhalation bend your knees so they are as parallel to the floor as can be.
On
exhalation bend your knees in to a squatting position, (make sure your knees are above the ankles and pressing back).
To release from the pose, on
exhalation bend your knees and come down to the floor into Childs Pose.
Not exact matches
On an
exhalations, step your left foot back and place your toes on the floor with your knee partially
bent.
On your fifth
exhalation remain in the forward
bend, breathing as fully as you can.
With each inhalation, lift and lengthen the front torso just slightly; with each
exhalation release a little more fully into the forward
bend.
Lift actively through your left arm, then with an
exhalation,
bend the elbow and reach down for the right hand.
Shift your weight onto the left foot and, with an
exhalation,
bend your right knee and draw it into your torso.
Inhale and on the
exhalation,
bend the torso, arms, and neck sideways to the right.
Upon
exhalation;
bend down at the hips and bring your arms to the floor next to each foot or rest your hands on the back of the ankles.
Maybe that's why the most effective practice for constipation in viniyoga therapy is twisting and
bending forward on hold after the
exhalation.
That way we create a slight abdominal compression via the abdominal contraction on the
exhalation and then intensify that compression by twisting or
bending forward.
If working With, not against gravity through the spinal roll — meaning an extra deep
bend to the knee and deep push into the feet while simultaneously engaging from the lower pelvic abdominal muscles through an
exhalation — then it does become possible to easily and correctly set the natural curvature of the spine, without risk of anterior disk compression through a spinal roll.
Increase the forward
bend on each
exhalation until you feel a comfortable stretch in the backs of your legs.