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If you hadn't noticed, I didn't post anything for Day 10.  This is because while daily practice is necessary to see progress on your journey towards handstands (and your journey in general), a day of rest is important. So hopefully yesterday you all got to rest and relax and rejuvinate and are fresh and ready for today. The last pose and today's pose both tackle Bridge Pose, which has some amazing benefits:

• Strengthens back, glutes, legs and ankles
• Opens chest, heart and hip flexors
• Stretches the chest, neck, shoulders and spine
• Calms the body, alleviates stress and mild depression
• Stimulates organs of the abdomen, lungs and thyroid
• Rejuvenates tired legs
• Improves digestion
  

BRIDGE LEGS
1. Begin in Bridge Pose - see day 9.
2. While pressing up into bridge, inhale and with your exhale slowly lift your left leg high into the air, keeping it straight. Press through the heel of your right foot into your mat.
3. Hold here and breathe deeply. Shaking and trembling are wonderful!
4. Slowly lower your left foot back to the mat.
5. You may bring your hips back down to the mat and relax and breathe.
6. Press back into bridge and lift the other leg. (You can stay in bridge and then do the other leg if you don't feel you need to rest). TIPS: Pull your shoulders away from your ears before you press up into breathe and then actively draw your shoulders blades together across your back while in bridge pose. Your leg doesn't need to get as high as mine, find your own version of Bridge Legs that work for you. ☺

This is also a great resource with lots of good tips if you would like to continue reading. 💙