Sponsored images from 
View allAll Photos Tagged flowyoga
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose - Side Stretch Satisfaction
One of the most important muscles stretched during a sidebend is the quadratus lumborum (QL). It sits deep in the back of the waist, attaching to the top of the back pelvis and running up to the lowest rib in the back. When it contracts, it pulls the bottom rib and the pelvis closer together. In standing, the left QL hikes the left pelvis and leg up away from the floor. The QL can become short and stiff if you regularly spend long hours sitting in chairs, and it can become tight and painful. In sidebends where an arm stretches overhead to reach for the foot, the latissimus dorsi muscle, which extends from the back waist to the armpit, will also stretch.
Eka Pada Setu Bandha Sarvangasana - One-legged Bridge Pose
- Single Leg Bridge Pose in Shoulder Stand
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose - Side Stretch Satisfaction
One of the most important muscles stretched during a sidebend is the quadratus lumborum (QL). It sits deep in the back of the waist, attaching to the top of the back pelvis and running up to the lowest rib in the back. When it contracts, it pulls the bottom rib and the pelvis closer.
"Eka Pada Bhujasana" arm balance with 1 leg wrapped around the arm. And yes, the body feels heavy llike an elephant.
Hanumanasana - Leg Split
This pose asks you not merely to stretch your legs but also to bring true devotion into your practice. Hanumanasana expresses the expansiveness possible when devotion is in the heart—the sense that you can overcome any obstacle when your yearning to help is combined with reverence and respect, as well as an intense and fiery devotion. In Hanumanasana you strive to reach much further than seems humanly possible.
When you practice Hanumanasana while maintaining the quality of bhakti (devotion), maintaining with inner sincerity the aspiration for your heart and the Goddess within you, you too will stride longer than ever before.