Photographer: Salma Othman @salma.ohm.yoga
Benefits
Urdhva Dhanurasana in yoga is considered as one of the peak backbends in the asana family. This posture provides a strong opening to the anterior chain of the body: hips, spine, chest and shoulders. The space created in these areas allows a relieving break to those parts of the body that get good at sitting. If I’m looking to reverse the effects of a long day of travel, or a ‘typical’ modern day of sitting down in a chair, then this posture provides an opening in all the areas that shorten due to too much sitting.