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Yoga Poses Bow Pose (Dhanurasana)  Dhanu means bow. The arms are used like a bow-string to pull the head, trunk and legs up together, resembling a bent bow. Bow Pose stretches the front of the shoulders, the hip flexors and the spine in a backbend.
 Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana) A gentle backbend, Bridge Pose opens up the front of the body while strengthening the gluts and hamstrings.
Cat Pose (Viralasana) Beautifully named, this movement between spinal flexion and extension is very much a part of a cats everyday movement. It helps us gain cat-like suppleness in the spine.
Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana I) Bhujanga means a serpent. Move into this pose gradually, so that the spine slowly progresses into a lengthened, even and controlled C-curve. The full pose with the head falling back resembles a serpent about to strike.
Dancers Pose (Natarajasana) Nata means dancer; Raja means lord or king. This beautiful pose is dedicated to Siva, Lord of the Dance, who is the fountain and source of Yoga. It is a great pose to challenge your balance, as well as stretch the front side of the body.
Frog Pose (Bhekasana) Bheka means frog. This is a very deep stretch for the quadriceps and psoas muscles. Maintain control with the core so that you dont collapse into your lower back.
Lying Chest Opener This fantastic pose encourages the upper back into extension and gives a great stretch to the chest and the fronts of the shoulders. Many of us sit slouched in front of the computer for hours on a daily basis and I cant imagine anything better to counteract this habitual posture.
Lying Deep Chest Opener If you have done Lying Chest Opener and would like a deeper version, try this one. This is a great way to counteract shoulders that have rolled forward and an upper back that is rounded forward... the typical slouch position. Be sure that you do not feel pain or discomfort while in the pose.
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