HOW CAMEL BENEFITS YOU
- Opens, stretches and nourishes tops of thighs and ankles.
- Opens the shoulders and counteracts poor posture, drooping shoulders and hunched backs.
- Lubricates and nourishes the spine. A healthy, happy spine is anti-aging.
- Compresses lower back and sacrum which stimulates the kidneys and urinary bladder meridian channels. This in turn energizes, improves clarity of mind and helps reduce common fears.
- The stretch through the thighs and stomach stimulate the spleen and stomach meridian channels. Which improves digestion and restores the health of our cycles such as sleep, breath and thought.
- The Thyroid is stimulated and nourished if the neck is dropped back.
GETTING INTO CAMEL
There are a few ways to enter camel
Option 1
- Sit on your heels, place your hands behind you on the floor.
- Slowly lift your hips forward, arching your back.
- Your hands can remain behind you or rest on your heels.
- If there are no neck issues, lengthen the neck and drop the head back. Otherwise head stays upright looking forward.
- Stay in the posture for 1-2 minutes.
Option 2
- Stand on knees.
- Start with hands resting on the lower sacrum.
- Stay right there or bring the hands down to rest on the heels.
- Hips are forward and back arched.
- If there are no neck issues, lengthen the neck and drop the head back. Otherwise head stays upright looking forward.
- Stay in the posture for 1-2 minutes.
GETTING OUT OF CAMEL
Option 1
- Walk the hands backward until you find yourself sitting on your heels.
- Bring the chest forward and then the head if it was dropped back.
- Fold forward into childs pose. Stay here for 2-5 minutes.
Option 2
- Rise back into a standing knee position.
- Bring the chest forward and then the head if it was dropped back.
- Fold forward into childs pose. Stay here for 2-5 minutes.
CAUTION
Camel is a strong and at times a difficult posture that should be avoided if there are any spinal injuries. Elderly and those with neck problems are advised to seek guidance and support.
