Namaskarasana

Namaskarasana (Fig 21-i)
Hastottanasana (Fig 21-ii)
2. Now breathe in deeply Raise both the hands keeping them in Namaskara pose but on both sides of the head.

If Pascimanamaskarasana is too difficult, you can also practice this pose holding your elbows (the Baddha Hasta variation) or holding your wrists (the Baddha Mani Bandha variation), or with your hands on the floor on either side of your front foot.

Yogic postures like marjarasana, Namaskarasana, Sulabh utkatasana fascilitate labour.
3. Keep Yogic breathing, Mukha dhauti is a very effective breathing pattern to release tensions and soften the process of labour. This can be practiced 5/6 times.

The 'salutation pose' (namaskarasana) can be modified so that it is done sitting on the floor rather than in a deep squat. The same applies to 'chopping wood' (kashtha takshanasana) and 'abdominal stretch pose' (udarakarshanasana).

Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana, step your left leg back to the floor into:
9. Parsvottanasana (place your hands in Paschimanamaskarasana),
10.

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