Ardha Pavana Muktasana-Half Wind Relieving Pose

How to do Ardha Pavana Muktasana?

• Lying on your back, inhale the right knee in towards the chest. Interlace the fingers and inch or two below the kneecap.
• Tuck the chin into the chest with the head on the floor. Gently pull the knee into the chest using the arms, avoiding the ribcage.
• Press the shoulders and the back of the neck down into the floor, keep the elbows close to the sides of the body. Relax the legs, feet and hips.
• Breathe and hold for 4-8 breaths, breathing deeply into the belly, actively pressing it against the thighs on the inhalation.
• To release: exhale and release the arms and leg to the floor.
• Repeat on other side.

Benefits of Ardha Pavana Muktasana

• Half Wind Relieving pose improves digestion and elimination as well as stretching the low back and lengthening the spine.