Dragonfly Pose is a passive, seated wide-legged ahead fold that makes use of gravity and lengthy holds to launch pressure within the interior thighs, groin, and decrease backbone. You’ll additionally hear it known as Straddle Pose, Upavistha Konasana (in Sanskrit), or Extensive-Angle Seated Ahead Bend in different types of yoga.
In Yin Yoga, the purpose isn’t to stretch so far as doable. It’s about discovering a sustainable edge the place you are feeling sensation with out ache, then holding that place for a number of minutes whereas your connective tissues slowly launch.
Dragonfly pose targets primarily:
- Hip adductors (interior thigh muscle tissue)
- Hamstrings
- Decrease again and backbone
- Kidney and Liver meridians
- Urinary Bladder meridian alongside the again physique
Due to the wide-leg place and ahead fold, Dragonfly creates compression within the hip joints and a deep stretch within the interior legs. It’s particularly helpful for individuals who sit rather a lot or really feel chronically tight within the hips and groin.