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While #sitting in this pose, you #stretch the #shoulders, lower back, groin & inner thighs. It improves your seated #posture & is extremely helpful for #women in menstruation & for relieving symptoms of #menopause. The #pose stimulates & strengthens abdominal organs like heart, kidneys, liver, uterus & ovaries, prostate, bladder, etc. Consistent #practice of the “#Butterflypose” (without the forward bend)* until late into #pregnancy is said to help ease childbirth.
Benefits:
-Stretches #lowerback, inner thighs, groins & knees
-Soothes menstrual discomfort & sciatica, helps relieve symptoms of menopause
-Helps relieve mild depression, anxiety & fatigue
-Therapeutic for flat feet, high blood pressure, infertility & asthma
How To:
1) From a seated position, gently bring the soles of your feet together. Bring your heels as close to your pelvis as you comfortably can. Let your #knees drop open to both sides. It’s important to allow your knees to drop open only as far as they will go. Hold your feet/ankles.
2) For a #basic Butterfly pose, #sit up straight. If you can’t feel your "sit bones" on the ground, lean forward slightly. Extend the length of your entire #spine through the crown of your head. Gaze softly straight ahead & hold the pose for up to 5 minutes with a rhythm of continuous deep breaths & exhalations.
3) To deepen the stretch on your neck & shoulders, #relax your #head & let it drop to face the chest.
4) Another variation would be to round the #back, bringing the forehead towards the toes, relaxing the #neck & resting your head on your hands or on the floor (with both arms stretched out, away from you).
*Under expert supervision only; please consult your physician before attempting the pose/stretch
[References: workouttrends.com, yogajournal.com, yogaoutlet.com, mindbodygreen.com] #Sunday #Stretch
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How to do butterfly pose for beginners:- Sit up with spine and head aligned, and bottoms of feet facing at each other and knees out to the ... ... <看更多>