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Bridge pose - Setu bandhasana |
***Opens throat (4th) and Heart (5th) Chakras*** |
| Lie on back, bend knees, soles of feet flat on ground, arms by side shoulder width palms to ground, take deep breath. With out-breath push buttocks upward , contracting buttock muscles to lower back, hold then come back down slowly, upper back touching floor first. Rest, connect to Earth. |
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- grounds - strengthens buttocks - connection with Earth - strengthens back - stimulates Kundalini (male energy) - creates chest expansion - strengthens neck (5th chakra) - shoulder opening (4th chakra) - in backbends one comes face to face with boundaries of our flexibility |
| CAUTION: red face could indicate high blood pressure, student should be advised not to practice this posture. |
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