Seated Forward Bend Paschimottanasana

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Illustration of figure showing pose for the Seated forward bend, also known as Paschimottanasana. This pose calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression, stretches the spine, shoulders, hamstrings, stimulates the liver, kidneys, ovaries, and uterus, improves digestion, helps relieve the symptoms of menopause and menstrual discomfort, soothes headache and anxiety and reduces fatigue, therapeutic for high blood pressure, infertility, insomnia, and sinusitis and traditional sayings state that Paschimottanasana increases appetite, reduces obesity, and cures diseases.

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Anatomy Visible in the Medical Illustration Includes:

Figure, erector spinae, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, gastrocnemius

Image created by:

Joanna Culley