The Reclining Hero
- Focus: Arches
- Level: Intermediate
- Total Time: 30 to 60 seconds +
- Indications: varicose veins, respiration, high blood pressure, sciatica, infertility, insomnia, flat feet
- Contraindications: injury to knee, back, ankle
The Reclining Hero
Note:
The reclining hero works to build strength in your arches while simultaneously stretching your legs, abdomen, and hip flexors. Regular use can relieve numerous conditions including varicose veins, other leg-and foot-related issues, respiratory conditions, and high blood pressure. Individuals with ankle, knee, hip, or back injuries should forego this pose. The prerequisite for the reclining hero is to be comfortable in the hero pose, with or without a block supporting your hips.
Pose Instruction
- Begin in the hero, seated on your hips and knees, with your feet – soles upward – just outside your hips.
- Breathe out and position your hands on the ground slightly behind you. Angle your torso back onto your hands, then your forearms, keeping your knees and shins rooted on the ground.
- If your knees or shins come loose from the floor, you have leaned back too far. Rise back up and lower your torso again, supporting it on your arms but stopping before your knees begin to lose contact with the floor. This is the perfect position for you.
- If you are able to go farther, however, lower your torso until you are lying on your shoulders. At this point lower your arms to your sides with your palms facing up.
- If your ribs stick up dramatically, lower them and press your pubis into your belly button.
- Sustain this position for 30 seconds in the beginning. Over time, you can gradually work your way up to five minutes at a stretch.
- To release from this position, push your forearms into the ground and shift your weight onto your hands. Using the support of your hands, raise yourself back into the hero pose using the strength surrounding your breastbone.
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