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Benefits:
- Said to increase circulation to the brain and adrenal glands
- Calms nervous system
- May be good for depression
- Great for massaging and toning abdominal organs, improving digestion
- May help with diabetes and hyperacidity
- Releases lower back
- Opens hips and sacroiliac joints
- Helps tone muscular, adrenal and reproductive systems
- Abdominal contents are massaged and compressed by the spine, the legs and a muscular corset
Tips:
- Try lifting your hips rather than the risky aim of simply straightening and locking out your legs
- Never straighten the legs if it creates a space between your chest and thighs. Always keep your chest pressed against your thighs
Check that you:
- Keep your elbows pointing backward behind you so that your biceps muscles are activated rather than the shoulders. Some people like the visualization of lifting the elbows upward
- Relax your neck completely. Check neck engagement is free, by momentarily and imperceptibly nodding and shaking the head. Then let gravity take over and let your head hang