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Ardha Bhekasana, Half frog pose

iYoga Class · 2:22

In this practice

Key teachings

Proper alignment in Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose)
Mindful breathing during static holds
Body awareness and listening to discomfort

Ideal for

Individuals seeking to improve ankle and foot health
Practitioners needing a deep quadriceps stretch
Those looking for hip and chest opening poses

Lesson

Instructions

Ardha Bhekasana, Learn and practice yoga at... The abdominal organs benefit as they are pressed against the floor. The knees become firmer. Cures flat feet. Helps sprained ankles and strengthens them. Also relieves pain in the heels.

Steps

Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose)
Prone backbend technique
Deep quadriceps and hip flexor stretching

Benefits

Strengthens abdominal organs
Firms knees
Helps alleviate flat feet
Strengthens ankles and helps sprained ankles
Relieves pain in the heels
Opens the chest and shoulders

Ardha Bhekasana Asana Frog Pose

Transcript

for Earth Vasan lie down flat on the belly on the ground head down toes parall to each other now bring your palms close to the shoulders and raise your head up and raise the torso up as much as [Music] possible now bend your right knee in and try to catch hold of the big toe of the right foot with the right arm and now rotating the right elbow try to bring the foot towards the ground by the side of your hip looking forward maintain the posture with normal [Music] breathing as long as you're [Music] comfortable and when you want to release slowly release the posture [Music] and then repeat the same from the other [Music] side maintaining as long as you're comfortable [Music] and gently releasing back coming down and relaxing [Music]

Practice summary

Level: intermediate
Duration: 2 minutes
Equipment: yoga mat
Target areas: quadricepsanklesfeetabdomenchestshouldersspine
Energy: balancing

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