Bikram Breakdown: Rabbit Pose

By Noa Glow

Image Source: [Bikram Yoga Ormond Beach]

Rabbit Pose (Sasangasana) gets broken down nicely in the image above. Part of Bikram Yoga’s Floor Series, this posture provides the following benefits:

• Increases the mobility and elasticity of the spine and back muscles.
• Expedites the feeding of the nervous system with fresh blood and oxygen.
• Relieves tension in the neck, shoulders and back.
• Helps alleviate colds, sinus problems and chronic tonsillitis.
• Rejuvenates the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
• Can be therapeutic for insomnia, diabetes and depression.

More info on Rabbit Pose:

• Rabbit Pose: Sasangasana
• Help! I Can’t Do Rabbit Pose!
• How Do You Do Rabbit Pose?
• How Can I Improve Rabbit Pose?

 Come join us for Rabbit Pose – and 25 other beneficial beginner’s postures – in the hot room! 

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