Block-support camel pose

Technique

1. Kneel with the toes tucked under and your hands places on your hips.
2. place blocks alongside the ankles.
3. Inhale to engage the legs, firm the belly, lengthen the spine and lift your head and your chest up.
4. Exhale to take the head back, keeping the chest lifting, and reach back to place your hands on the blocks with the fingertips facing back.
5. Take 5 breaths.
6. Inhale to come back up, firming the legs and lifting the head last.

Form tips

1. Blocks can be placed at a low (flat), medium (on the long edge) or high (on the short edge) setting.
2. For tight shoulders and upper back, keep the chin lowered toward the chest.
3. Press into the hands in order to lift up the chest.
4. Keep the lower back in a more or less neutral position, focusing on extending the upper back.
5. Pull the shoulder blades toward each other ( Shoulder retraction ) and down the back.

Similar Exercises

• Bow Pose
• Camel pose
• Side bow pose
• Hip-support camel pose
• Camel rotations

Equipment

• Ground (hands or body)