Saddle/Half Saddle

As I’m not too flexible, I find this a tough pose, but the effects are excellent. It’s a great stretch for the sacrum, hip flexors, and quads as well as putting pressure on your ankles and lower legs.

It helps bring back more mobility to your posture.

How to do:-

Saddle/Half Saddle

Lean backward with your heels spread wider than your knees, then lean back onto your hands.

If you can go further, come down to your elbows. Even further? Put your back and your head on the floor.

The Easy Way.

Do one leg at a time in a Half Saddle while sitting on a block or a bolster.

Still too tough? Lie on your stomach, grab your heel or even your leg under your knee and pull as far as you can into your body.

The Counter Pose.

Child’s pose, or Plank/Push-up pose.

Push yourself up the way you came, or even turn to one side to release out of the pose.

Coming out of the pose

The Physio Says.

Most people sit for hours every day. That leads to our quads and Iliopsoas muscles becoming tight. Saddle pose stretches out these muscles, relaxing them and relieving tension.

Meridians.

Stimulates the Stomach, Spleen, Bladder, and Kidney meridians.

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