We’ve been doing some variations of boat (paripurna navasana) pose over the last few weeks with a focus on strengthening your core or the abdominal muscles.
Here’s a brief article from Yoga International magazine that describes some of those variations.
If you’d like more detail about some of these variations and how that affects (and protects) your back, check out the longer article.
You can repeat these variations 2-3 times, holding them each for a few breathes. In between, try alternating with baddha konasana (bound angle pose) and gentle variations of bharadvajasana. These will help release the core muscles and stretch the hips. Tips for these postures coming next week.
Core strength with boat pose and its variations
