Wind Release

Pavanmuktasana

Pronounce: pah-wahn-mook-TAH-sah-nah

Instructions

Lie on your back with your legs together. Bend your right leg with an exhale, interlace your fingers around your shin and hug your knee into your chest. Inhale deeply. Lift your head with an exhale and touch your forehead or chin to your knee. Hold for a few seconds. Lower your head to the floor with an inhale. Continue hugging your knee and take slow, deep breaths. Release. Change sides. Alignment Cues: Press straight leg into floor Hug knee into chest Lift shoulders from floor Press thigh to belly
Exercise Name: Wind Release Instruction: Lie on your back with your legs together. Bend your right leg with an exhale, interlace your fingers around your shin and hug your knee into your chest. Inhale deeply. Lift your head with an exhale and touch your forehead or chin to your knee. Hold for a few seconds. Lower your head to the floor with an inhale. Continue hugging your knee and take slow, deep breaths. Release. Change sides. Alignment Cues: Press straight leg into floor Hug knee into chest Lift shoulders from floor Press thigh to belly Primary Body Parts: Lower Back, Spine Secondary Body Parts: Abs, Knees Equipments: Categories: Forward bends, Supine