Yoga as Therapeutic Exercise: A Practical Guide for Manual Therapists

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Suggestions for modifications using props

•    Rest   your    hands   on  a   chair   or  on  a   table   

(Figure 7.3 4 ).

•    Rest   your    folded  arms    on  a   chair   or  on  a   table   

(Figure 7.35).

Variations

•    Practice   with    your    feet    one foot    length  apart   

and your arms folded (Figures 7.32 and 7.33).

•    Keeping    the feet    1½–2    foot    lengths apart   gives   

more mobility in the area of the sacrum.

•    Side-bending   variation   (Figure 7.36):

•    Stay   firmly  on  your    feet;   maintain    the 

position of your legs and pelvis.

•    Walk   your    fingertips  to  the right   side    to  

side-bend your spine to the right and stretch

your left side from the hip to the hand.

Figure 7.32

Figure 7.33

Figure 7.34

Figure 7.35