Bridge Pose Yoga

Sanskrit name: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

English name: Bridge Pose

Chinese name: Bridge Bridge

（SET-too BAHN-dah）

setu = Bridge

bandha = lock

Contraindications/warnings

Neck injury: Avoid this yoga pose (unless you try it under the guidance of an experienced yoga instructor)

Relieve irregular menstruation

Reduce anxiety, fatigue, back pain, headaches and insomnia

It has an auxiliary treatment effect on asthma, hypertension, and osteoporosis

cultivation technique

Lie on your back, if necessary, place a folded blanket under your shoulders to protect your neck, bend your knees, step on the ground with your feet close to your hips, keeping your feet and knees parallel and as wide as your crotch; straighten your arms and place them close to your body. On the ground on both sides, with your palms facing the ground.

1. Exhale] Press your feet and arms hard on the ground, lift your hips off the ground, interlock your hands with your fingers under your body, hold each other with your fingers and straighten your arms tightly to the ground, and bring your shoulders inward as close to each other as possible.

2. Too high your hips so that they are parallel to your face, perpendicular to the yoga floor from knees to ankles, and then move your body's center of gravity towards your shoulders.

3. Push the sternum as close to the lower jaw as possible.

4. Hold this position for 30-60 seconds,"exhale" and slowly release your hands and put your body down to return to the ground. (Internship Editor: Zhang Xing)