Crocodile reduces stress and tension, promotes sleep, regulates blood pressure and reduces anxiety. Lie on your belly, with the arms crossed under your head. Turn your head to one side and rest your head on your arms. Close the eyes and let your whole body relax into the floor. Breathe deeply, pressing the belly down into the floor with each inhalation and hold for 6-10 breaths. With each exhalation allow your body to relax deeper into the floor. To release: bring the palms under your shoulders and slowly press up into table or child pose or roll over onto your back. Raise the head and shoulders and rest the chin in the palms of the hands with the elbows on the floor. child, table, cobra, boat, bow, half bow, locust.

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