Garland Pose – Malasana
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Benefits
Stretches hips
Hip opener
Stretches ankles
Contraindications
Knee injury
Tips and Pointers
If you cannot touch your heels to the ground, stay on tiptoes until with practice able to keep heels on the ground.
Modifications
When learning the pose put a folded blanket under heels, rather than trying to balance on tiptoes.
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