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Starting in Mountain pose, place the hands on the hips. Inhale and lift the torso. While exhaling, fold forward from the hips, keeping the back straight and the knees soft. As the torso folds toward the ground, shift the hips up and back so the sitz bones point upward. Bring the hands to the mat and release the head and neck so they hang loosely. To exit the pose, soften the knees, place the hands on the hips and raise the torso in the same extended manner in which it was lowered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starting in Mountain pose, place the hands on the hips. Inhale and lift the torso. While exhaling, fold forward from the hips, keeping the back straight and the knees soft. As the torso folds toward the ground, shift the hips up and back so the sitz bones point upward. Bring the hands to the mat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3798,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"pose-category":[64],"class_list":["post-3472","yoga-pose","type-yoga-pose","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pose-category-forward-bends"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nYoga Pose: Standing Forward Bend | YogaClassPlan.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Starting forward bend pose is also known as Uttanasana in Sanskrit. 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