Wide-legged standing forward bend—Prasarita Padottanasana in Sanskrit—tends to get filed under "recovery poses" or treated as a casual hip opener between more demanding sequences. That's a mistake. When practiced with precision, it's one of the more honest diagnostic tools for spinal alignment you'll find in a standing sequence.
Prasarita Padottanasana Is Doing More for Your Spine Than You Think
Wide-legged standing forward bend is one of those poses that looks passive but rewards close anatomical attention—here's what's actually happening in your spine when you fold.
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