Tips: Do not overexert yourself with this exercise if you have back pain. Do not perform this exercise if you have hypertension.

(This is Dahn Yoga exercise for one’s enhanced flexibility)

1. Kneel with your feet flexed and your buttocks resting on your heels.
2. Grasp your ankles with your hands. Inhale and raise your waist while tilting your head back. Simultaneously contract your anus and open your chest.
3. Return to original posture as you exhale.
4. Inhale and repeat STEP 2.
5. Hold you breath. Raise your left arm to touch your left ear and tilt your upper body to the right. Follow your fingertips with your eyes. Return to STEP 1 as you exhale.
6. Switch arms and repeat.

From Dahn Yoga meridian exercise by Ilchi Lee