Sit on your heels. Raise your hips so you are now kneeling.
Inhale, holding your right hand out in front of you. Exhaling, reach back your left hand to grasp the left ankle. Keep your eyes focused on the hand in front. Hold the pose, breathing comfortably. Release and repeat thrice. Release to repeat for left side.
Avoid: If having a back problem.
Benefits: Boosts lung capacity. Ups mood. Tones spine. Shapes arms, legs and removes fat from waist and abdomen. Works out facial muscles, keeping them young.
Also see: Yoga relief for the summer heat!
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