half wind
relieving
ardha pavana
muktasana
Half wind relieving posture
improves digestion and elimination as well as gently
stretching and healing the low back and spine.
Lying on your back, inhale the
right knee in towards the chest.
Interlace the fingers and inch
or two below the kneecap.
Tuck the chin into the chest
with the head on the floor.
Gently pull the knee into the
chest using the arms, avoiding the ribcage.
Press the shoulders and the back
of the neck down into the floor, keep the elbows close to
the sides of the body.
Relax the legs, feet and hips.
Breathe and hold for 4-8 breaths, breathing deeply into the
belly, actively pressing it against the thighs on the
inhalation.
To release: exhale and release
the arms and leg to the floor.
Repeat on other side.
Bend the straight leg with the
foot flat on the floor.