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CAMEL
USTRASANA

Camel

Camel

Benefits: - Stretches and opens the front body - Strengthens the back and increases flexibility - Improves respiration (breathing) - Helps reverse kyphosis - Regulates the thyroid gland - Aids lung, digestive, and reproductive disorders		Contraindications: - Major lower back or neck issues - Slipped disc in the back
Tips: - Hips in line over knees - Tail bone extends down towards floor - Chest lifts up towards ceiling - Thighs roll in together		Variations: - Toes tucked or feet flat - Block between thighs - Against a wall, thighs pressing into wall - Hands stay on lower back, fingers pointing up

Triangle Pose

Warrior I Pose

Dancer Pose

Wheel Pose

Scorpion Pose

Triangle Pose

Warrior I Pose

Dancer Pose

Wheel Pose

Scorpion Pose