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How to do the Mermaid Yoga Pose: Advanced Backbending Technique

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Summary: Learn how to do the Mermaid Pose to stretch out your back and to prepare you for the foot to head pose in this free yoga instruction video.

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Leta Koontz Leta Koontz has been studying yoga since 1998. Her first instructor was Lori Brungard. In 1999, a trip to India focused her interest in Ashtanga yoga. She has... read more

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by bak5557

Great video - all the yoga series is great - but modifications for those with tight hips, knees or shoulders would be great. I am a triathlete who does yoga twice a week to stay loose and prevent injury, but I have very tight hips and shoulders so I use straps and blocks to get into some of them - ltus is out of the question at this point but something to work towards!

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How to do the Mermaid Yoga Pose: Advanced Backbending Technique

Hi! My name is Leta Koontz. I'm a yoga instructor at Schoolhouse Yoga located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I'm speaking to you on behalf of Expert Village. Mermaid pose. From here, you're going to bring your right knee in front of you. Again, keeping the belly drawn in, you're going to reach back and take your left ankle. Start to draw the heel of your left foot in towards your left hip. You can stay here for a breath or two to get a nice long quadricep. Then you can bring the hand into the armpit or into the edge of the elbow, bring your right hand back, release your fingers, and look forward. To come out of the pose just release your fingers and release your foot.

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