Makarasana (crocodile pose)

Procedure

• Start in Sphinx Pose. Stack your palms in front of your face and rest your forehead down on the backs of your hands.
• Stretch your legs out down your mat, hip width distance apart. Let your ankles gently roll out, without twisting or straining your ankles.
• Take a deep inhale, then exhale deeply to fully relax your body. Feel as if you are melting into the floor, holding no muscular engagement.
• Close your eyes and relax. Breathe here for up to 5 minutes, then push back to Child’s Pose

Benefits

Crocodile Pose is a restorative pose with several benefits:

•  Lengthens the spine gently
•  Release lower back compression
•  Relaxes the body
•  Calms the mind
•  Therapeutic for high blood pressure
•  Helps relieve fatigue