Lizard Pose With Elbow Bend ("Utthan Pristhasana")

Description

From a Lizard Pose, with your hands on the floor and your front foot placed outside your hand, keep your back knee on the ground, then bend your elbows to gradually bring your torso closer to the floor. Keep your hips low and stable without collapsing in your lower back, and root your front foot firmly into the ground. Keep your arms engaged as you lower down, your shoulders relaxed and away from your ears, your neck long, and your gaze toward the floor. Maintain a calm breath as you work on opening your hips while preserving control and stability, then come back up and repeat on the other side.

Settings

Equipment

No Equipment

Positions

Quadruped PositionHalf-Kneeling Position

Muscle groups

Hip extensorsHip flexors

Difficulty

Moderate

Movement

FlexionExtension