Chair Wide Leg Fold Twist

Sanskrit Name:	Prasarita Padottanasana
Category:	Chair
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Chair
Types:	Forward Bend, Twist, Inversion, Seated & Floor, Seated
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Core, Lower Back, Neck, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Solar Plexus Centre
Therapy:	Arthritis, Back Pain, Constipation, Diabetes, Fatigue, Herniated Disc, Indigestion, Poor Posture
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Pitta, Kapha

Sit on chair. Hold onto back of chair with left hand. Raise right arm and twist to the left. Reach torso as low as you can towards thighs. Hold. Release. Repeat on other side.

Improve digestive function. Detox. Maintain normal spinal rotation. Reduce back pain. De-Stress.

Low back problems. High or low blood pressure.

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Yoga spine twist poses help to increase the range of motion in the upper body by training the trunk to spiral on the central vertical axis. This range of motion is important in all sports, especially golf and tennis. The yoga spine twist poses also train good posture and are an opportunity to use the breath correctly: taking in a lot of fresh air and using movement to expel old air forcefully. In the spine twist poses, the twisting motion helps you feel as if you are literally wringing out the old air.