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Elevated Seiza

The Elevated Seiza focuses on the front side of the ankle, assisting toe point flexibility.

  • Type Of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Ankles
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Yoga Block

Elevated Seiza

  1. Begin kneeling on the floor, sitting on your heels, with your torso upright and thighs together.
  2. Place the tops of your toes on a yoga block and bring your feet and ankles together.
  3. Place your hands by your knees and sit back to put weight on your ankles.
  4. As you sit back, extend your ankles as much as you can.
  5. Keep them together at all times, even if that means you need to place more weight into your hands and take some weight off of them.
  6. Also use your hands to keep the intensity comfortable and hold this elevated seiza stretch for time.
  • Exercise: Squatted Seiza
  • Type of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Ankles
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Body Only
  • Exercise: Curled Seiza
  • Type of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Ankles
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Body Only