Prasarita Padottanasana | Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend | How to do Prasarita Padottanasana https://shvasa.com/?utm_campaign=prasarita-padottanasana-1-u10HRRDWPRI&utm_medium=YM&utm_source=youtube Hello and welcome back to Shvasa’s Yoga training online. In this video, you will learn how to do Prasarita Padottanasana which is nothing but a wide-legged standing forward bend. Contraindications of Prasarita Padottanasana: Avoid this yoga practice if you have heart problems, blood pressure, lower back problems, and problems with hamstrings Benefits of Prasarita Padottanasanna: It is an excellent posture to strengthen the back and makes your legs supple as well as strong. It improves hip flexibility and blood circulation to the upper part of the body which is good for the heart and brain. Step by step guide: - Keep your legs medium width apart and toes pointed forward - Hands-on the hip. Make sure heels are in one line with the toes pointing forward - Inhale roll shoulders back, lengthen the spine - As you exhale, bend from the hip and hold on to the ankles. Inhale and lengthen - As you exhale, continue to grip on the ankles and bend forward - Elbows slightly bent, look at the back. Make sure shoulders are not shrugged - Once you are done with a few breaths, as you inhale, head up and chest up, hands on the hip, come up and then the hip is the last one to move. - Then slide your feet in slowly Join shvasa.com for Online live Yoga sessions, from India for the world. #prasaritapadottanasana #forwardbend #onlineyoga #yoga Meditational Videos: Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9FawCUVzCQ&t=659s Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeflBGQIi0M&t=6s 15 minutes guided meditation session 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yCEq4ePQ9A&t=174s Beginner’s Yoga Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnEKj7HzEiM&list=PLxaak4yARvEp4sr1vlFsXcOe0WZ-iZ24d Intermediate Level Yoga Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O70G4td1UZw&list=PLxaak4yARvEqSY1bhanvpo6RcBj4cGBhB Surya Namskar videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr2_HDTuM8Y&list=PLxaak4yARvEqfQ5swvkFQnTVeGIA6uOGB Pranayama Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxaak4yARvEqEv-UAlh3XA9FOlJ7cV_fb Thank you for watching the video! We hope this video helped you learn something beneficial today, and we hope to see you soon at a live online class with Shvasa. If you enjoyed this video please like, share, and comment on the video. ✅Subscribe to our channel for more videos: shorturl.at/wDEGW Drop in your queries in the comment section for an immediate response. For more updates on yoga follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shvasa.yoga/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shvasayoga Twitter: https://twitter.com/shvasayoga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shvasa/