How to Do the Yoga Goddess Pose With Straps

The yoga goddess pose is a very simple pose with a number of benefits. This pose is great for relaxation after a yoga routine or you can use it as a resting pose during your routine. It is fantastic for women as it opens the hips, helps reduce menstrual pain and symptoms of menopause and, in general, it helps to balance the energy in the body.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Sit upright with your knees bend and your feet flat on the floor. Double your yoga strap to find the center, and loop the center around the bottoms of your feet. Cross the ends of the straps and place them between your knees. Take a strap end in each hand at your side.

2. Hold your knees together and exhale as you slowly lower yourself down to the floor. Press into your feet and lift your hips off of the ground slightly. Place the ends of the strap under your back and alternate ends, taking the opposite end of the strap in each hand. Hold the ends loosely and lower your hips back to the floor.

3. Open your knees, dropping them towards the floor and pressing the bottoms of your feet together. Pull the strap tight, feeling it pull your feet up, press your upper thighs down and tilt the pelvis slightly. Once tight, open your hands out to your sides.

4. Relax into the yoga goddess pose and hold for at least 1 minute or up to 5 minutes. You can hold the straps tight or allow the weight of your body to hold the tension. When ready, release the straps, lift your knees to center and then drop them together to the right side. Roll onto your hands and knees and push yourself up.

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