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Step 1
Sit in a comfortable cross legged position with your spine held tall and straight. Your feet should be resting just below your knees, with your knees dropped as far as is comfortable. Close your eyes and place your hands in a namaste prayer position, with palms together, at your chest. Rest your thumbs against your sternum.
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Step 2
Increase the flexibility of your legs by sitting on a yoga block. Make sure that your sits bones are centered on the flat side of the block and then cross your legs as usually. The weight of your legs should help to increase the stretch through the groin, hips and thighs.
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Step 3
Support your legs with yoga blocks if have a history of knee injuries or feel discomfort in a cross legged position. Rest the blocks on the flat side under your knees, placing the long edge of the block against the bottoms of your feet. Allow your thighs to rest on the blocks.
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Step 4
Use a yoga block to help perfect your spinal posture and strengthen your back and abdomen. Sit in the salutation seal pose just a few inches from a wall. Place the flat side of a yoga block between the wall and your back, just below your shoulder blades and lean into it throughout the pose to hold it in place.
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Step 5
Hold the salutation seal for at least 5 minutes, calming the mind and body. Remember that the yoga blocks are only to be used as stepping stones to your practice, so remove them as soon as you can and perform the pose unassisted.
