To do this, lie on your back. Fold your legs at the knees, placing feet close to your hips. Grasp both ankles with hands and inhale, raising up hips as high as you can. This will press the chin down, between your collarbones.
Hold as long as is comfortable, breathing evenly. Relax. In the first few weeks, do it dynamically, lifting and dropping hips.
Avoid: If suffering from inflammatory or painful conditions of the digestive tract.
Benefits: It is therapeutic for respiratory problems. It heals all back aches, and tones the spine. Fights fat while slimming legs, thighs and hips. The lock at the throat improves voice, massages the thyroid and parathyroid glands, regulating metabolism and absorption of nutrients like magnesium and calcium. Improves posture. Gives relief in uro-genital problems.
Also read: 5 yoga poses to strengthen your lower back
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