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BRIDGE POSE

BRIDGE POSE
The bridge posture is one important aspect of back bend that can serve as a complimentary pose to some poses like moving from the shoulder stand and plow. You can practice the bridge in different ways, the bridge has different variations, it's energy generating pose that also has the calming feeling at the same time, it works more on the thoracic spine, upper bac muscles, hip flexors. Though all yoga poses keep one that ability to eliminate anxiety and stress, the bridge is not exceptional. The bridge helps to open up the chest and shoulders as a better reward to the shoulder stand and strength to subsequent postures in your sequence like the Bow pose. The bridge comes next to the fish pose.
NOTE: AVOID SUCH POSTURE IF YOU HAVE NECK, SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK ISSUES.
Start by lying flat on your yoga mat or a blanket with your back, stretch your legs straight out on the floor.
Place your hands on by your sides.
Now bend your knees, breath deeply and lift up your butts and your lower back off the ground, suspend up as you exhale pull your genital part in and hold the pose here.
Now add some variation to this as your interlock your fingers beneath your hips.
Remain here watch your breath come and go.
Then now inhale deeply and hold your breath for the count of 5-6-7.
Then exhale as you continue to pull your genital part up, watch your breath come and go.
Again inhale deeply, hold the breath for another count, and finally, exhale as you drop the entire body gently down.
Relax, relax, relax…

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