Banana

Sanskrit Name:	Bananasana
Similar Pose Names:	Supine side bend,Supine palm tree,Supine crescent moon,Bananasana
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Kids Yoga Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Side Bend, Stretch, Seated & Floor, Object
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Core, Lower Back, Middle Back, Neck, Psoas, Upper Back
Chakras:	Solar Plexus Centre
Therapy:	Asthma, Back Pain, Indigestion, Leg Congestion, Poor Posture
Drishti:	Up
Dosha:	Pitta

Are you ready to become a banana? Bananas have high nutritional value and are a healthy snack. Lie on back with legs together and straight. Reach arms overhead. Clasp hands or elbows. With buttocks firmly glued to the earth, move feet and upper body to the right. Arch like a ripe banana. Swap sides.

Stretch whole side of body.

Blanket under knees. Blanket under head.

Low back pain.