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Vyaghrasana- The Tiger Pose

Improves flexibility of the spine, strengthens arms, waist, and leg muscles, helps to tone abdomen, wrist, and knees, relieves neck, back, and waist pain, and improves digestion and stretches the chest to open the lungs.
Vyaghrasana- The Tiger Pose
Benefits
  1. Improves flexibility of the spine.
  2. Strengthens arms, waist, and leg muscles
  3. Helps to tone abdomen, wrist, and knees
  4. Relieves neck, back, and waist pain
  5. Improves digestion and stretches the chest to open the lungs.
How to do
  1. Stand on all four as shown in the photo by maintaining four fingers gap between the knees. Place your palm on the floor at shoulder level.
  2. Slowly inhale, raise your head, look up, and stretch your left leg behind as much as you can.
  3. While exhaling does the exact reverse movement of step 2. Turn your head down, swing your left leg towards your head and try to touch your forehead on the knee. Repeat 10-12 times.
  4. Repeat for the right leg.
Who should avoid
  1. Those who have severe knee, wrist, or shoulder pains should not do this asana.
  2. Those who have undergone cesarean operations should consult an expert before doing this asana
  3. Those who had normal deliveries can practice this asana after 4 weeks
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