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Sasangasana
shah-sahn-GAH-sah-nah
Improves spinal and back flexibility
Brings fresh blood to brain, energizes thyroid
Revitalizes mind and relieves depression
How to perform Rabbit
- Being sitting with your legs folded underneath you. Firmly grip your heels.
- Slowly fold forward with an exhale, bringing your head to the floor as close to your knees as possible.
- Lift your hips with an inhale. Roll onto the top of your head.
- Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths.
- Lower your hips with an exhale and slowly rise with an inhale.
Alignment cues
- Lift hips toward sky
- Firm grip on heels
- Lift shoulders away from head
- Top of head on floor
- Head close to knees
Modification: Place a folded blanket under your knees for cushion.
Avoid this pose if you have knee injury.
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Rabbit (Sasangasana in Sanskrit) is a beginner yoga pose that belongs to the forward bends and inversions categories. This asana targets neck & upper traps, spine and upper back & lower traps, and also involves middle back / lats and shoulders muscles. Rabbit brings fresh blood to brain, energizes thyroid; improves spinal and back flexibility and also revitalizes mind and relieves depression. Refer to the illustration and instructions above for how to perform this posture correctly. Discover more yoga asanas and yogic breathing exercises in our free yoga pose directory – a visual resource for yoga teacher training students as well as practitioners of all levels. Finally, shop our best-selling Yoga Cards products!
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