Extended side angle pose strengthens the shoulders, spine, legs, hamstrings, hips, and calves. It opens up the chest and shoulders and builds strength in the core muscles.
Body Posture Improvement
Extended Puppy Pose (Uttana Shishosana)
This asana is a combination of the Downward Facing Dog Pose and the Child’s Pose. It deeply stretches the spine, arms, shoulders, neck, abdomen, hips, and hamstrings, releasing tension from these areas, making us feel refreshed and re-energized.
Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana)
This asana deeply stretches the hamstrings and calves while challenging our sense of balance and coordination. It’s a great preparatory pose for asanas like the Standing Split Pose or the Monkey Pose.
Eight Angle Pose (Astavakrasana)
The Eight Angle Pose is a challenging arm balancing pose that works on core strength, mental focus, flexibility, and endurance power.
Easy Pose (Sukhasana)
The “Easy” pose is a cross-legged seated yoga asana often used as a posture for meditations by both beginners as well as advanced level practitioners. The name can be a little misleading since sitting in this posture for long durations of time requires a certain level of flexibility and strength in the back and shoulders.