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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Yoga Pose of the Week

Boat Pose
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Getting into the pose
Sitting tall with your legs extended long in front of you, bending the knees and holding on to the backs of the thighs. Slowly floating one foot off of the floor; keeping the back long. Once steady, raise the second foot off of the floor. Finding balance, Option to release the hold rom the back of the legs and hover the arms out at shoulder height. Advanced option is pictured above - extend the legs, straightening into full boat.

Benefits of the pose
-Creates core stability
-Alignes the spine
-Strengthens hip flexors, quardiceps, abdominals and erector spinae muscles

Common misalignments in this pose
-Lifting the shoulders
-Losing neutral alignment in the spine

Practice this pose frequently to create a strong core!

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