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2. Ardha Chandrasana with Pada Hastasana

Half moon pose with hands to feet pose

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Benefits

• Works into the whole skeletal and circulatory systems
• Opens shoulder joints
• Good for frozen shoulder
• Reduces or eliminates pain in the lower back
• Good for abdominal obesity
• Improves and strengthens every muscle in the central part of the body Increase the flexibility of the spine
• Tones the spinal nerves and abdominal organs inproving the working of the bowels
• Increases flexibility and strength of rectus abdominis, gluteus maximus, oblique, deltoid and trapezius muscles
• Helps with sciatic problems
• Alleviates anxiety and reduces mental stress
• Stimulates pituitary gland
• Exercises colon, pancreas, kidneys, muscular, skeletal, respiratory and glandular systems
• Firms and trims waistline, hips, abdomen, buttocks and thighs

Ardha Chandrasana

Back bend compression of spine

Benefits

• Stimulates proper function of the pancreas, kidneys and liver
• Stretches and stimulates the thyroid and parathyroid glands
• Regulates hormone production
• Relieves back pain
• Improves and strengthens every muscle in the central part of the body
• Increases the flexibility of the spine
• Corrects bad posture
• Increases flexibility and strength of rectus abdominis, gluteus maximus, oblique, deltoid and trapezius muscles
• Good for frozen shoulder
• Good for abdominal obesity
• Helps with sciatic problems
• Stimulates digestion
• Firms and trims waistline, hips, abdomen, buttocks and thighs

Pada Hastasana

Hands to feet pose

Benefits

• Works into the whole skeletal and circulatory system
• Lengthens the spine making it supple and elastic
• Increases flexibility of the spine and the sciatic nerves
• Improves flexibility of tendons and ligaments of the legs
• Strengthens the biceps of thighs and calves
• Strengthens rectus abdominis, gluteus maximus, oblique, deltoid and trapezius muscles
• Firms and trims waistline, hips, abdomen, buttocks and thighs
• Opens shoulder joints
• Good for frozen shoulder
• Relieves lower back pain
• Good for abdominal obesity
• Greatly enhances concentration
• Helps with sciatic problems
• Stimulates pituitary and pineal glands
• Exercises colon, pancreas, kidneys, muscular, skeletal, respiratory and glandular systems