Locust Pose Instructions
1. Lie on your belly with your legs together, arms extended back, and your chin on the floor.
2. Inhale and lift the chest, head, arms, and legs off the floor.
3. Stay in locust pose for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Mindfulness Practice
Maintain your neck in line with the spine and keep the back muscles, glutes and thighs engaged. Gaze forward, lift your chest, and drop your shoulders down and back. Stretch your arms back, and actively lengthen the legs.
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Salabhasana Benefits
The locust pose opens and stretches the chest, shoulders, abs, and quads, and strengthens the back, core, glutes, arms, and legs. This pose also stimulates the abdominal organs and improves balance and posture.
Contraindications
Shoulder or back injury.
Preparatory, Complementary and Follow-Up Poses
Start with cobra, upward facing dog or warrior I pose and then progress to locust pose. Follow-up with bridge pose or shoulderstand pose.
Related Yoga Poses
Try these other yoga poses to relax and relieve stress and tension:
Half moon pose
Side plank pose
Fish pose
Hero pose
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