Bikram Yoga Chadds Ford
Yoga for You
Exactly forehead, exactly knee
Next is Separate Leg Head to Knee posture.
This posture may not be particularly glamorous (sweat dripping in your eyes and your nose) but it is a powerhouse. Don’t cheat yourself. Get your exactly forehead to touch your exactly knee.
Strengthens:
Abdomen
Thighs
Calves
Stretches:
Shoulders
Stimulates:
Thyroid / Parathyroid
Pancreas
Kidneys
Endocrine system
Digestive system
Benefits:
Boosts the metabolism and immune system.
Balances blood sugar levels.
Good for diabetic conditions.
Reduces abdominal obesity.
Good for depression and memory loss.
Is good for rheumatism and lower back pain.
Separate Leg Forehead to Knee creates a tourniquet effect in the front side of the body. It requires you to use your strength to build and control your flexibility. If having ‘six-pack’ abs is important to you, this is your posture. A beautiful posture requires intense and prolonged contraction of the abdominal muscles. This one also improves flexibility of the spine, shoulders, hips, sciatic nerve. Getting your forehead on your knee is good for thyroid and pituitary glands. It recalibrates metabolism, sleep-wake cycles and mood swings.
Posture doesn’t start until your exactly forehead touches your exactly knee.
