Hedgehog Ball

Sanskrit Name:	Apanasana
Similar Pose Names:	Knee To Chest,Wind release,Gas release,Resting gas release
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Kids Yoga Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Stretch, Hip Opener, Seated & Floor, Supine, Animal
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps, Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Lower Back, Middle Back, Psoas, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Base, Sacral Centre
Therapy:	Leg Congestion, Varicose Veins
Drishti:	Up
Dosha:	Pitta, Kapha

Are you ready to become a hedgehog? Ready? Lie on your back. Bend knees. Hug your legs and curl tight in a ball so that no predator can get through your spiny defences.

Protection. Resourcefulness. Flexes legs.

Knees circling.