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Adho Mukha Mandukasana, Downward Facing Frog, practised in the Western world, has the knees and the feet equally wide apart, the lower legs pointing straight backwards, and the body supported also by the forearms flat on the floor, the elbows below or a little in front of the shoulders, the palms pressed together with thumbs uppermost. [1] [7] [8]
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The name comes from the Sanskrit words Bheka (भेका, bheka) meaning "frog", [1] and asana (आसन) meaning "posture" [4] since the asana resembles a frog.. The pose is not described in the medieval hatha yoga texts.
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[3] [4] Claims have been made about beneficial effects on specific conditions such as asthma, [3] [4] chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, [3] [4] and diabetes. [5] There is evidence that practice of asanas improves birth outcomes [4] and physical health and quality of life measures in the elderly, [4] and reduces sleep disturbances [3] and ...
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