✦ Seated

Seated Spinal Twist

Ardha Matsyendrasana
Seated Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana) — Yoga for Back Pain
Beginner
Level
Seated
Style
45s
Hold

Targets: Full Back, Lower Back

Benefits

  • Improves spinal mobility
  • Massages the lower back
  • Aids digestion

How to Practice It

  1. Sit with legs extended.
  2. Bend the right knee and place the foot outside the left thigh.
  3. Inhale to lengthen, exhale and twist to the right.
  4. Repeat on the other side.

⚠ Use Caution If

  • Pregnancy (deep twists)
  • Recent spine surgery