Sphinx

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Instructions

Lie flat on your stomach with legs extended behind you, feet together and the tops of feet flat on the floor.
Bend your arms and place your forearms on the floor with palms down. Elbows are directly under your shoulder or slightly forward.
Place your elbows under your shoulders and your forearms on the floor parallel to each other.
Inhale and lift your upper torso and head away from the floor into a mild backbend.
On an inhalation, press your forearms into the floor and lift your head and chest off the floor. Press your pubic bone into the floor. Strongly engage your legs. Roll your outer thighs slightly toward the floor to help lengthen your low back.
Stay in this position for a comfortable length of time and then slowly lower your chest back to the floor.

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