Bakasana-crane pose M2

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Bakasana (Crane Pose), often used interchangeably with Kakasana (Crow Pose) Bakasana as the crane or the crow, its effect is one of transcendence.

Position of Readiness:
Tadasana

Steps:
Put your hands flat on the ground. Lift your heels and shift your weight to your hands.
Lift your feet and keep your balance on your hands. Try stretching your back in order to keep your chest free. Breathe in and out quietly and concentrate on a spot in front of you. As you progress, try to keep up this exercise longer and longer and to work out the stretching of the back further and further.

Benefits:

* Strengthens arms and wrists
* Stretches the upper back
* Strengthens the abdominal muscles
* Opens the groins
* Tones the abdominal organs