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Forward bend On exhalation extend the arms out to the sides. Engage core lift. Keeping the spine straight and hinging from the hips, bend forward lowering the fingertips to the floor and relax the head. Bend the knees if you need to. Relax and breathe for three abdominal breaths.

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Forward bend

On exhalation extend the arms out to the sides. Engage core lift. Keeping the spine straight and hinging from the hips, bend forward lowering the fingertips to the floor and relax the head. Bend the knees if you need to. Relax and breathe for three abdominal breaths.
(Text by Bruce Cohn, Globe staff graphic/Joan McLaughlin)
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