Yoga Bridge Pose

Sanskrit: Setu Bandhasana
Type: Inversion
Level: Intermediate

• Lie faceup with knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and arms at your sides with palms facedown.
• Keep your feet parallel and hip-width apart, heels stacked under knees.
• On an inhale, activate through the legs and the glutes. Press the floor away with your feet and lift the hips off the floor toward the sky.
• If your shoulders are tight and you want more leverage, try holding the sides of your yoga mat and lifting your hips.
• You may also wish to interlace your fingers underneath your “bridge” and shimmy your shoulders under the chest.
• When you’re ready to come down, lift your heels up and slowly lower your hips back to the ground, one vertebra at a time.