Christian Yoginis Lift Their Hearts to the Lord in Camel Pose

Get your strength on with Camel Pose!

Camel Pose has these benefits:

• Stretches the entire front of the body & deep into hip flexor, ankles, thighs, groin, abdomen, chest and throat.
• Strengthens the back muscles and legs.
• Improves posture.
• Stimulates the organs of the abdomen, digestion and circulation.
• Increases spine flexibility.
• Great for your thyroid.

Camel Pose Step-by-Step:

Step one: Kneel on the floor with knees hips with apart and thighs perpendicular to the floor. Shins press firmly into the mat toes tucked or feet flat with toes active and pinky toes pressed into the mat.
Step two: Inner spiral thighs, firm buttocks but don’t harden.
Step three: Hands rest on the back of the pelvis.
Step four: Base of the palms on the tops of the buttocks, fingers pointing down. Use hands to lengthen down through the tail bone. Then lightly from the tailbone towards the pubis. Heart lifts and opens.
Step five: One arm at a time, extend up through the body and then draw hand to low back or to the heel.
Step six: Heart lifts and head drops back.
Step seven: Maintain a relatively neutral position, neither flexed nor extended or allow the head to drop back.

Note One should be able to swallow comfortably.
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This is an excerpt from our guide to self-care, Christian Yoga: Restoration for Body and Soul.