Yoga Journal USA - July-August 2017

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august 2017

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YOGAPEDIA

practice well

Benefits

Stretches the thigh, psoas, knee, and ankle of your bottom leg and the

hamstrings of your top leg; extends your spine

Instruction

knee toward your chest and hold onto it with both hands. Take a few breaths here

before placing a strap around your right sole. With an end of the strap in each hand

(like you’re holding reins), begin to straighten your right leg toward the ceiling.

Stay here for at least 1 minute, and then repeat on the second side.

Open your shoulders, chest, and upper back, and practice rooting down

through your forearms and lifting your shoulders away from the fl oor with

these prep poses for Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana.

Setu Bandha

Sarvangasana,

page 53

Setu Bandha

Sarvangasana

modifi cations, page 54

Eka Pada Supta Virasana One-Legged Reclined Hero Pose (straight leg lifted)

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