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Upward Bow Pose

Dhanurasana (dah-noo-rah-sah-nah[needs IPA]; Sanskrit: धनुरासन; IAST: Dhanurāsana), Bow Pose, or sometimes Urdva Chakrasana (Upward Wheel Pose) is an asana. The name comes from the Sanskrit words Dhanura (धनुर, Dhanura) meaning "bow", and Asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat". Dhanurasana is a yoga pose in which the practitioner lies on the belly, grasps the feet, and lifts the legs into the shape of a bow.

Stretches the chest and lungs
Strengthens the arms and wrists, legs, buttocks, abdomen, and spine
Stimulates the thyroid and pituitary
Increases energy and counteracts depression
Therapeutic for asthma, back pain, infertility, and osteoporosis

Upward Bow Pose Pleuni van Hulten

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Upward Bow Pose Razy Taraghi Talab

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Upward Bow Pose Gülnihal Özdener

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Upward Bow Pose Julie Leatherbarrow

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Upward Bow Pose Christine Love Hewitt

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Upward Bow Pose Christine Love Hewitt

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Upward Bow Pose Nasim NT

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Upward Bow Pose Yka Sebastian

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Upward Bow Pose Lisette John

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Upward Bow Pose Eleni Florou

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Upward Bow Pose Brian Baston

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Upward Bow Pose Bélvan Devi Dasi

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Upward Bow Pose Tina Richardsen

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Upward Bow Pose Daisy Bee

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Upward Bow Pose Lina FY

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Upward Bow Pose Andrea Di Gesare Zylinski

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Upward Bow Pose Tali Gabai-Maiato

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Upward Bow Pose Cam Lee

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Upward Bow Pose Iny King

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Upward Bow Pose Jennifer Torres

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Upward Bow Pose Crystal Marie

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Upward Bow Pose Ray Cacciattolo

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Upward Bow Pose Rebekah Zoe Johnson

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Upward Bow Pose Ali Lynn

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