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Ardha ustrasana (translated as Half-camel pose) is an asana (yoga position). The name of this pose comes from the Sanskrit word "ardha", meaning "half"; "ustra", meaning "camel"; and "asana", meaning "posture" or "seat". It is a variation of ustrasana.
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Muscle groups and affected areas
This pose has many benefits: it increases spinal flexibility, stimulates the internal organs, stretches the abdominals, the chest and the front of the shoulders. Practitioners discourage those knee or spinal injuries from performing the pose.
Publications featuring Ardha Ustrasana
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Ardha ustrasana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA