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Uttanasana Variation
oo-TAH-NAH-sah-nah variation
Stretches low back and spine
Massages abdominal organs
Calms mind, relieves stress
How to perform Rag Doll
- Stand with your feet hip distance apart, feet parallel. Bend your knees and fold forward from your hips with an exhale.
- Cross your arms and hold opposite elbows. Round your back and let your head hang.
- Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths.
- Release your hands with an exhale. Roll up to standing with an inhale.
Alignment cues
- Relax neck
- Bend knees
- Feet parallel
- Hold opposite elbows
- Round back
Modification: For low back issues, bend your knees deeply and keep your back flat.
Avoid this pose if you have high blood pressure.
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Rag Doll (Uttanasana Variation in Sanskrit) is a beginner yoga pose that belongs to the forward bends and inversions and standing categories. This asana targets lower back, middle back / lats, shoulders, spine and upper back & lower traps. Rag doll massages abdominal organs; stretches low back and spine and also calms mind, relieves stress. 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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