Ekapada Setuasana (One Leg Bridge Pose)

The Sanskrit name for this pose, "Eka Pada Setuasana”, "Eka" — meaning "one"

"Pada" — meaning "foot" or "leg", “Setu” — meaning “bridge”, “Asana” — meaning “pose”.

Procedure for Ekapada Setuasana (One Leg Bridge Pose):

• Lying on your back, bend your legs and put your feet at your hips' width
• Lift your pelvis and hips, trying to move on to your shoulders
• Press your hands against your waist and try to straighten both legs
• Stretch your toes, your chin against your breast
• Raise your right leg straight up
• Hold for at least 5 breaths and switch sides

Advantages of Ekapada Setuasana (One Leg Bridge Pose):

• Stretched and opened chest, heart, shoulders, spine, neck, thighs, and hip flexors
• Strengthened core muscles
• Revitalized legs
• Stimulated abdominal organs and thyroid glands
• Improved digestion and regulated metabolism
• Increased energy
• Relief from stress, fatigue, anxiety, and mild depression
• Relief from headaches and insomnia
• Increased lung capacity and relief from asthma

Therapeutics:

• Spinal Disorders
• Thyroid
• Digestive Disorders
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Insomnia
• Headache
• Asthma
• Respiratory Disorders

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