DESCRIPTION
Learn how to do Bow Pose (Dhanurasana). This video tutorial will teach you the proper alignment and technique to help you safely move into Bow Pose.
This archer-inspired pose will leave you feeling strong in the body and open in the heart.
Benefits of Bow Pose:
- Stretches your front body and hip flexors
- Builds strength in your back muscles
- Opens your chest and shoulders
How to do Bow Pose:
1. Come down to your belly on your mat and extend your legs behind you.
2. Bring your forehead down with your hands next to your hips.
3. Bend your knees and reach back with your hands to grab the outsides of your ankles.
4. Squeeze your inner thighs together.
5. Press your shins back to lift your shoulders up.
6. Allowing your arms to straighten, use the power of your legs to press back even more and now lift your knees off the ground, opening your shoulders and gazing forward.