Yoga: Sideways bending using both arms (Konasana 2)

Sideways bending using both arms (Konasana 2)

• Stand with feet about 2-feet apart. Balance weight equally on feet.
• Breathing in, raise your arms overhead and join the palms together, interlacing the fingers to form a steeple position. Keep the arms touching the ears.
• Breathing out, bend to the right. Focus on straightening the elbows, pressing feet firmly into the ground and moving the pelvis to the left.
• Hold. Feel the stretch on the side, relax in this posture. Inhale, exhale deep gentle breaths
• Breathing in, return to standing position.
• Breathing out, bring the arms down.
• Repeat bending to the other side.

Benefits

• Stretches the sides of the body and the spine.
• Tones the arms, legs, and abdominal organs.

Reference: http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/sideways-bending-using-both-arms