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Standing Forward Bend With Feet Apart

How to do Prasarita Padahastasana

• Stand erect with your feet 3-4 feet apart, balanced and rmly grounded. Breathe gentle deep breaths.
• Inhale, lengthen the spine, stretch arms overhead.
• Exhale, bend forward from the hip joints, keeping the spine straight.
• Place hands on the oor, under the shoulders. Inhale, exhale gentle deep breaths.
• Lifting the hips up, bend further as you breath out to bring the head toward the oor in between the hands.
• Separate the thighs. If you are stable, you can separate your feet further apart, maintaining the balance and rmness.
• Breathing out, press your hands rmly on the oor to deepen the bend. If your hands reach the feet, get hold of your big toes and
pull on them to get a deeper bend.

• Inhale, stretch the arms to the front and lift upslowly.

• Exhale, bring the arms to the sides.
Bene ts of the Prasarita Padahastasana
• Strengthens the legs and feet.
• Lengthens the spine.
• Stretches the hamstrings.
• Strengthens the abdomen.
Contraindications of the Prasarita Padahastasana
• People su ering from lower back pain should avoid stretching to the fullest as it might aggregate the condition.  

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