Standing Forward Bend

Stand in Mountain. Stretch arms overhead. Bend knees slightly. Fold forward from waist. Hold onto back of legs or loop fingers around your big toes. Back of neck soft.

Calms the brain. Helps relieve stress. Stimulates liver and kidneys. Stretches hamstrings, calves, & hips. Strengthens thighs & knees. Improves digestion. Helps relieve symptoms of menopause. Reduces fatigue. Relieves headache & insomnia. Therapeutic for asthma, high blood pressure, infertility, osteoporosis & sinusitis.

A) Bent knees. B) Loop fingers around big toes. C) Place upper back against wall. D) Place hands on blocks that are positioned close to your feet. E) Baby standing forward bend (bend only halfway down). F) Use a chair or wall for going halfway down. G) Let body be loose as a goose while bending and allow the spine to take its time to stretch forward. H) Place head on a chair when in the forward bend. I) Do Gorilla pose (palms under soles of feet).

Back, knee, hamstring injuries.

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