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Purvottanasana (Upward Plank / Front of Body Stretch) – Verbal Cues

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  1. Before consulting the following material, please first study Asana Category – Backbending (for a significant amount of foundational teaching material) and Basic Form (for a succinct summary of key teaching points, including set-up, moving into the pose, and teaching points to emphasize).
  2. Please also be sure that you are aware of the critical information found in Contraindications and Cautions.
  3. Then come back here to go deeper and get inspiration for different ways of verbalizing teachings.

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