Ardha Halasana With One Leg (The Half-Plough Posture)

I like to inhale as I lift the leg, and hold the breath for a few seconds, then slowly lower the leg while breathing all the way out. Be sure to keep your low back pressed flat into the ground as you lift and lower the legs! This protects your low back. 

Do it with the breath three times with each leg and then three times with BOTH!

-KEV
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Uploaded by ShemarooEnt on Jan 12, 2009

From Shavasana Bring Your Legs Together And Your Arms To Your Sides. Place Your Palms Under Your Hips. Start Raising Both Your Legs Without Bending Them At The Knee. Stop At Thirty Degrees From The Floor And Hold For Five Breaths. Similarly Stop At Sixty Degrees And Finally At Ninety Degrees From The Floor. Hold For Five Breaths Each Time. Slowly Release Stopping At Both The Sixty And The Thirty-Degree Mark. Remember To Keep Breathing.Utthanpadasana Is Very Effective For The Entire Abdomen. It Stretches Out The Thoracic Cavity And The Entire Back.Http://www.shemaroo.com