Halfway Lift II

Sanskrit Name:	Ardha Uttanasana
Similar Pose Names:	Upward Forward Fold Hands On Shins, Ardha Uttanasana Hands On Shins
Category:	Standing
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Standing
Types:	Balance, Forward Bend, Inversion, Prone, Standing
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Middle Back, Neck
Chakras:	Base, Sacral Centre
Therapy:	Poor Posture
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Pitta, Kapha

Stand in Mountain. Bring palms to tops of thighs with fingers pointing down. Push hands into thighs. Lengthen from tailbone through crown of head. Upper body parallel to floor.

Stretches hamstrings, calves, hips.

A) Bend knees if back is stiff. B) Hands on mat. C) Half bound lotus forward bend. D) Hands behind to become super man/women. E) Gorilla (hands under soles of feet).

Back injury.

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