By boosting your heart rate, encouraging a light sweat, and rooting out any pockets of tension in the body, this routine prevents the immune system from going full-throttle -- and keeps the body out of a state of chronic inflammation.
Most swimming-related injures involve the shoulder area. The position of the arms in this pose helps improve flexibility in the shoulders and keep the rotator cuff muscles strong.
By getting out of the studio and into nature, you can experience yoga as it was originally intended. This "Four Elements" ritual -- earth, wind, fire, and water -- is designed to awaken your senses, enhance your focus, and help you reconnect to the natural world.
For some dedicated yogis, it's not enough anymore just to master the crane pose -- they want to pull it off in an exotic locale, too. We unearthed a few trips worth bending over backward for.
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