Knee to Chin Press

Pavanamuktasana

• Lie on your back; feet together and hands relaxed alongside the body.
• Breathing in, bring the right knee to the chest.
• Breathing out, wrap your hands around the right leg and press your right knee to the right shoulder.
• Take a full breath in and lift your chin to the right knee.
• As you breathe out, press your right leg firmly to the chest and abdomen.
• Take a few breaths: as you breathe in loosen the grip and as you breathe out press leg to chest.
• Breathing out gently, bring the head and leg back down.
• Repeat with the left leg and then with both legs.

Benefits:

• Massages the intestines
• Helps with digestion and the release of gas
• Enhances blood circulation in the hip joints and eases tension in the lower back

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