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Abdominal Lift (Uddyiana Bandha)

First part: Stand with your feet about a foot apart and your knees slightly bent; lean forwards a little from the waist and place your hands just above your knees.

Inhale deeply by pushing your abdomen forwards, and then exhale by pushing your stomach in. Don’t take another breath; instead, push in your stomach even more, so that it becomes hollow, and hold your breath for about ten seconds.

Second part: Do the same as above but, instead of holding your stomach in after exhaling, rapidly push your stomach in and out ten times without taking another breath.

Stand up straight and resume normal breathing.

Benefits

This asana massages and tones the internal organs in the abdominal area, and helps relieve problems of indigestion. It also helps improve circulation.

Caution: Don’t do this exercise if you have a hernia or serious heart or abdominal problems.