Use your chair's back as a prop for those head bends!

I have many times looked at models who are in great shape doing the asanas with ease, and have felt a twang of envy...! But from what I realised later, it's each to his own- we can't compare our tempo, method and our physique to anyone's. Besides, in order to get where they are, we need to start somewhere. That somewhere comes when we decide to use props to aid us to do our asanas. Using props like chair for head bends on the seat of the chair is a great way to start it off....

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