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A 360º overview of… Seated Forward Bend (Paschimottanasana)

Seated Forward Bend (Paschimottanasana)

Seated Forward Bend lengthens the entire posterior kinetic chain at the back of your body. This stretch extends from your calf muscles (soleus and gastrocnemius) into your hamstrings, to your gluteus maximus and up to your back through your quadratus lumborus and erector spinae. During this strong extension of the back of your body the mind

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