How This Helps
Twists and wrings out your internal organs to help remove toxins and encourage fresh blood to increase the health of your intestines.
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Instructions
Step by Step Instructions for Ardha Matsyendrasana
Step 1: Start in a comfortable seated position sitting up with a tall spine and press your sit bones into the mat.
Step 2: Place your right foot flat next to your left thigh and place your arm to the inside of your right knee.
Step 3: Inhale and lengthen your spine. On your exhale gently twist and gaze over your back shoulder.
Step 4: Keep your feet placed where they are and come back through center.
Step 5: Inhale again and lengthen your spine. On your exhale, gently twist the other way.
Switch legs and repeat pose, twisting to both sides and connecting your breath to your movement.
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