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Pregnancy Yoga Pose - #7
Downward Facing Dog
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Come to the floor on your hands and knees. Press down firmly with
your hands gripping your mat then tuck your toes under and slowly
start to straighten your legs back, lifting your seat towards the
ceiling. Bring your feet slightly wider than your hips and keep your
ears in line with your upper arms. Now take a big breath in and root
down strongly through your arms. Then as you exhale, lengthen back
through the sides of your waist and stretch back through your
thighs, feeling your lower back open and you should feel a gentle
stretch in your legs. Take two more breaths and rest. This is a very
good pose if you need some energy in the middle of your day. Please
note if you have wrist pain you can place your hands on the lower
part of a chair at the wall.
Benefits - Energizes the body, stretches hamstrings, calves, arches
and hands
Cautions - High blood pressure or headache place head on bolster or
block
This Yoga information
has been provided by Danielle Vouvalides. For more information about
her yoga classes and also her doula work please call 310.926.7652 or
email her at : dvouvalides@gmail.com.
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