Downward Dog

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Downward Dog is a fantastic posture that stretches you from head to toe, literally.

Start with your knees and hands on the floor, hip and shoulder length apart. Lift your hips up first and relax your head down. Once there, bring your knees into your chest and then straighten the legs and bring the heels down to ground.

Bending the knees to the chest forces the hips up and and opens the lower abdomen.

Even if you can’t get your knees to your chest, just the attempt itself will make the stretch deeper and more rewarding. While in this posture visualize a rope that goes from your tailbone to the ceiling and another one that goes from the top of your head to the floor.

Keep your shoulders pointed towards your hips and don’t let them scrunch up to your ears. Open your fingers wide and keep the focus on bringing your heels down and your hips up.

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