The Extended Side Angle
Focus: Shoulders
Level: Beginner
Total Time: 30 to 60 seconds
Indications: backaches, constipation, menstrual symptoms
Contraindications: blood pressure (high or low), headache, insomnia
The Extended Side Angle
Note:
The extended side angle builds strength in your shoulders while stretching them, along with your chest, upper back, lower legs, and neck. It is therapeutic for backaches, constipation and menstrual symptoms. Those who suffer from blood pressure problems, insomnia, or who are experiencing a headache should avoid the extended side angle.
Pose Instruction
- Begin by standing in the mountain pose. Stand tall and straight with your feet separated enough to feel stable. Establish a solid connection with the ground by shifting your weight so that it is equally divided between the base of your big toes, the base of your little toes, and both left and right sides of your heels.
- Breathe out and place your feet three feet apart from each other. Rotate your left foot slightly to the left and turn your right foot right to a 90- degree angle. Both of the soles of your feet should be parallel to each other. Bring your arms up parallel to the ground and actively extend them out, keeping your palms facing the ground.
- Breathe in and stare over the tips of your right fingers. Breathe out and bend your right knee until your shin is perpendicular to the ground. Angle your body forward and place your right elbow on your right knee. Extend your left arm over your left ear with your palm still facing the ground.
- Press the outside of your left foot into the ground and open your left hip by reaching through your left arm. Stay in this position for 30 to 60 seconds.
- To release yourself from this pose, breathe in and raise your body back up to mountain pose. Stand tall and straight with your feet separated enough to feel stable. Establish a solid connection with the ground by Shifting your weight distribution so that it is equally divided between the base of your big toes, the base of your little toes, and both left and right sides of your heels.
- Repeat this process, this time with your right leg extended.
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