Straddle Upright

Sanskrit Name:	Upavishta Konasana
Similar Pose Names:	Wide Angle Seated,Wide Seated Upright,Seated wide legs
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Stretch, Chest Opener, Hip Opener, Seated & Floor, Seated
Anatomy:	Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Psoas
Chakras:	Base, Sacral Centre
Therapy:	Leg Congestion, Poor Posture, Varicose Veins
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Pitta, Kapha

Sit with legs extended. Spread legs wide. Back straight. Knees and toes point up. Press legs and sitting bones down to raise spine.

Stretches legs. Strengthens spine.

Sit on folded blanket. Seated straddle with one leg extended. Seated straddle side stretch. Seated straddle against wall. Seated straddle with a partner. Seated straddle yoga seal.

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