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Janu shirshasana, or head to knee pose, is a forward-bending pose yoga. In it, we are encouraged to direct our head towards our knee, but I want to make something very clear - your head does not need to touch your knee, and in most of our bodies, it won’t.
As a forward folding pose, head to knee pose encourage cooling and calming in the body and mind. This pose has several benefits - it helps to stretch and lengthen the entire spine. It is also a wonderful pose for the back body and can help ease any low back pain including sciatica. Janu shirshasana can also help to stretch the abdominal muscles. The hamstrings also receive this postures providing them with attention and the hips will be opened also.
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