Sanskrit name: Baddha Konasana
English name: Bound Angle, Cobbler's, or Butterfly
Related Chakra: Svadhisthana or Sacral Chakra
Chakra chant: VAM
Benefits: Hips, sacrum, thighs, knees, ankles, reproductive organs, bladder, and pelvic area
How to:
Come seated on the floor.
Bend your legs and bring the soles of your feet together, close to the groin.
Hold your ankles.
Inhale and lengthen your spine toward the sky.
Exhale, bend forward from your hips and release your torso toward the floor, keeping back straight.
Hold the pose for 3 - 5 breaths.
Inhale, rise up from your hips, back straight.
For a more dynamic pose keep back straight and bounce your knees up and down, like a butterfly.
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