FORWARD FOLDS Flashcards
1
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Bālāsana
A
Child Pose
2
Q
Utthita Bālāsana
A
Extended Child Pose
3
Q
Jānu Śīrṣāsana
A
Head to knee pose
4
Q
Parivṛttā Jānu Śīrṣāsana
A
Revolving Head to Knee
5
Q
Paścimottānāsana
A
Intense Stretch to the West
6
Q
Kūrmāsana
A
Turtle Pose
7
Q
Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana
A
Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend
8
Q
Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana
A
One Legged Royal/King Pigeon Pose
9
Q
Uttānāsana
A
Intense Forward Bending Stretch
10
Q
Pārśvottānāsana
A
Intense Side Stretch Pose
11
Q
Prasārita Pādottānāsana
A
Wide legged standing forward fold pose A, B, C, D
12
Q
Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana
A
Big Toe Pose
13
Q
Pada Hastāsana
A
Foot to hand pose
14
Q
PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS (List 4)
A
- Relaxes the nervous system (increases PSNS)
- Massage the kidneys and rebalance the adrenal glands = Therapeutic for adrenal exhaustion
- Reduces fatigue and increases vitality
- Massages the digestive system
- Activate the pineal gland that releases melatonin
15
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ANATOMOICAL BENEFITS (list 4)
A
- Stretches and lengthens the hamstrings
- Releases fascia of soleus, hamstrings, hip rotators and erectors spinae (posterior chain)
- Creates space between each vertebrae which improves circulation around the spine
- Circulation around spine benefits the nerves/nervous system
- Nerves from every organ run through the spine so this also benefits every other system
