Banana

Bananasana

Pronounce: bah-nan-AH-sah-nah

Instructions

Lie on your back with your legs together. Reach your arms overhead with an inhale and grasp your elbows. Keeping your hips stable, move your legs and upper body to the left with an exhale. Cross your right ankle over your left ankle to deepen the stretch. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Return to center with an inhale. Change sides. Alignment Cues: Keep hips at center Both buttocks on floor Torso and legs arched in same direction Ankles crossed Modification: Do not cross your feet.
Exercise Name: Banana Instruction: Lie on your back with your legs together. Reach your arms overhead with an inhale and grasp your elbows. Keeping your hips stable, move your legs and upper body to the left with an exhale. Cross your right ankle over your left ankle to deepen the stretch. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Return to center with an inhale. Change sides. Alignment Cues: Keep hips at center Both buttocks on floor Torso and legs arched in same direction Ankles crossed Modification: Do not cross your feet. Primary Body Parts: Obliques, Spine Secondary Body Parts: Shoulders Equipments: Categories: Supine