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Thursday, 12 June 2014
Fertility & Prenatal Exercises
Bow Pose
Benefits
stimulates reproductive organs
massages ovaries
promotes blood flow to reproductive organs
strengthens back muscles
stretches front body
opens up chest to improve lungs function
stretches thighs, groins and ankles
Instructions
Lie on stomach with hands alongside torso and palms up.
Inhale. On exhalation, band knees and start to bring heels as close to buttocks as possible.
Reach back with hands and hold ankles. Keep knees at hip width throughout the pose.
Exhale. On inhalation, lift heels away from buttocks while lifting thighs away from mat.
Tug in tailbone toward the floor and keep back muscles relax.
Continue to lift up heels and thighs while pressing shoulders blades firmly against your back to open up your chest.
Pull shoulders away from ears.
Keep breathing during the pose.
Stay in pose for 15-30 seconds.
On exhalation, release ankles to exit and rest on mat.
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