Sun Salutation Yoga: Forward Bend

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Part of the video series: Sun Salutation Yoga Positions

Summary: Exercise the spine with forward bends in Sun Salutation yoga. Learn how to do the forward bend pose in Surya Namaskara, a sequence of Hatha yoga asanas, in this free video on fitness and meditation.

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By Ceci Lester
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Ceci Lester studied with certified Ashtanga Yoga teacher Wayne Krassner and with Kundalini Yoga instructor Amrit Levinson of Vitality Wellness. She practiced body work as a LMT since...read more

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"In this Vinyasa, there's lots of forward bending. If you're afraid of forward bends, you have super tight hamstrings, don't worry. It's so open to you. This is so, so open to you. This is what we're going to do: inhale, lift your arms up, and exhale. Pretend like you can't touch the floor with straight legs, please, Annika. She will be stuck there. You might even be stuck a little bit higher. You might not be able to do that. So all you're going to do is bend your knees and place ten fingertips on the floor, and then tuck your head in. It doesn't matter how bent your knees are here at all. All that matters is that you're beginning to open the hamstrings up, and you're beginning to know what it feels like to take an exhale and really get all of the air out. This is a pumping action, exhaling the air out almost for you. Go ahead and come back up, inhaling. Thank you."