Benefits:

For your body:

• Strengthens your abdomen
• Encourages the whole body to engage
• Tones your arm, triceps and deltoids

For your mind:

• Focus the mind on the present moment
• Activates your SNS to give a chance to calm down through concentration
• Stimulates oxygen to your brain to improve cell production

For your spirit:

• Increases determination of your spirit
• If you feel you can’t, then you can think you can, and you may “will” it to be if you breath
• Energizes your spirit with confidence

(DISCLAIMER: DO THESE POSES TO YOUR ABILITY; YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN BODY AND WHAT YOU DO. BE SAFE, AND YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.)

Modifications:

• Place your knees on the floor.
• Use a tabletop position.
• If your wrist hurts, then you can use a forearm plank.

Pose Description:

1. Start from a forward fold position.
2. Plant your palms shoulder-width distance apart.
3. Suction your palms down and parallel your middle fingers.
4. Step your feet back hip-width distance apart.
5. Gaze straight down.
6. Engage your abdominal muscles.
7. Press your heels back.
8. Lengthen up your back and breath here for a few breath cycles.

Relax, Rest, and Practice Again. You Can Do This! You Are A Yogi!