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Benefits:

For your body:

• Stretches the front of your chest and neck
• Strengthens your upper back muscles and tones your triceps
• Deeply detoxifies your lungs

For your mind:

• Releases stress by putting your mind in an uncomfortable position
• Stimulates conscious breathing
• Allows you full mental access to your whole body and the present moment right now

For your spirit:

• Roar like a lion with lions breath
• Opens your courage to trust yourself today
• Gives you a greater understanding of yourself and what you are willing to go through to be successful

(Your body is your own so be sure to do these poses the certain way your body needs to do them, not the way my body does them in the pictures.)

Modifications:

• Tuck your toes.
• Use a wall to assist your alignment.
• Use a chair behind you.

Pose Description:

1. Start in a tabletop position.
2. Stand on your knees two fist distance apart.
3. Parallel you shins if you need to tuck your toes to support your feet.
4. Place your hands on your lower back to the top of your glutes.
5. Push against your glute and slowly lift your gaze and sternum toward the ceiling above.
6. Lift your inner thighs toward your navel.
7. (Try to reach your heels without changing the location of your hips.)
8. Tuck your chin slightly.
9. Breathe here for a few cycles. (Lion’s breath can be used here.)
10. Exit slowly.