East Stretch

Sanskrit Name:	Purvottanasana
Similar Pose Names:	Inverted Plank,Upward Plank,Inclined Plan
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Arm Balance, Balance, Strengthen, Stretch, Inversion, Chest Opener, Hip Opener, Seated & Floor, Supine
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps, Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Lower Back, Middle Back, Neck, Psoas, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Solar Plexus Centre, Heart Centre, Throat Centre, Third Eye, Crown Centre
Therapy:	Back Pain, Headaches, Leg Congestion, Poor Posture, Varicose Veins
Drishti:	Up
Dosha:	Vata, Pitta

From staff bend knees (feet flat on floor hip width apart). Arms behind hips. Fingers point away from body. Lean back into arms. Lift hips up. Press into feet squeezing thighs and buttocks. Engage mula bandha. Press down into hands to lift chest up. Arch back slightly. Drop head back.

Opens front side of body. Builds arm, leg, core strength.

A) One leg raised. B) Legs up a wall. C) Yoga block between legs.

Pain in knees, wrists, or back.

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