Beginner Yoga 🧘‍♀️ Half Way Up is Half Way True…

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“Beginner Yoga – Half Way Up is Half Way True! ” Do This For Lower Back Pain Relief – Shana Meyerson YOGAthletica #shorts #yoga

Ardha Uttanasana is Half Forward Bend (literally: Half Intense Stretch), found in Sun Salutations. And, yes, it is a real yoga pose. It always astounds me how many yoga beginners tell me they didn’t think this is an actual yoga posture! 😂

Yoga students and yoga teachers alike get confused about this pose. Because it has the word “half” in it, people think it means to go half way up. It doesn’t. This is the counterpose for Uttanasana, which is a round spine (spinal flexion). As long as you take Ardha Uttanasana with an extended spine, you can go as low (or as high) as you want.

This pose will release your low back and your hamstrings.

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