Yoga posture of the week: Prasarita padottanasana

Prasarita Padottanasana is one of the most relaxing yoga flexion posture.

Prasarita means "separated", Pada "foot". Prasarita Padottanasana - Separate standing forceps, it is a pose where the arch of the foot is raised and the blood flow to the chest increases.

To perform this pose you can follow the following steps.

• Start standing in “Tadasana”. Breathe normally to separate the feet more than one meter. Raise your arms above your head.
• Lean forward slowly from the hips with your back straight and facing forward. Lower your head further, relaxing the neck, until you reach the ground.
• Place the palms of your hands against the ground, en la misma línea que se encuentran los pies.Breathe deeply and stay in this pose for at least 30 seconds.
• If you are a yogi who is just beginning, you can use the yoga blocks, these will allow you to lean forward and support your hands on them.
• Remember that when you finish you must disarm the pose slowly. Raise the trunk slowly, and close your legs little by little.

Benefits of the Posture

• This position being a relaxation pose and bending provides you with several benefits for your health.
• It helps you strengthen the thighs is the inner part.
• By bringing your body or trunk forward, you strengthen and stretch the hamstrings.
• It helps you relax and have that feeling of wellbeing.
• Strengthen the neck, since when supporting the head you are supporting part of the weight with the neck.
• Relieves mild back pain.

Posture Precautions

• If you have a type of problem or pain in the lower back: avoid full forward lean.
• If you suffer from untreated hypertension, consult your doctor before performing any inverted or semi-inverted posture.
• If you are pregnant, it is not good to do push-ups forward.

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