Technique
- From an upward dog position, rotate to the side, so that your torso’s side now faces the ground.
- Let your hips drop down as close to the ground as possible.
Form tips
- Keep the working shoulder depressed: do not let it elevate towards your ear.
- You should feel a stretch on the side of your trunk, between the hip and the armpit.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Obliques
- Pelvis
- Spine
Secondary
- Neck
- Abs
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Joint movements
Trunklateral flexion
trains stretches
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