Benefits:
· Stimulates cardiovascular system
· Increases circulation to heart and lungs
· Transfers the circulation from one side of the body to the other, and then equalizes it-circulating fresh blood and oxygen to each internal organ and gland to keep them healthy
· Helps regulate ovaries and prostate gland
· Increases the size and elasticity of the rib cage and lungs
· Opens diaphragm
· Helps open the shoulder joints
· Firms the abdominal wall and upper thighs, and tightens upper arms, hips, and buttocks
· Reduces abdominal fat build up
· Improves flexibility and strength of lower spine, and most of the body's muscles
· Develops balance
· Develops concentration, patience, and determination
Tips:
· Do only as much as you can while keeping your standing knee locked
· Use your body exactly like a bow being strung and drawn by an archer
· If you are losing the balance, stretch forward more and kick back harder-tautening your bow will restore the balance
· Look at one spot straight ahead
· Try to use your whole leg in the kick
· Let the power of the kick do the work
· Don't think about balance-just concentrate on kicking back harder and the balance will take care of itself
· Make it hurt a little in the back of your standing leg
· Use 80/20 breathing
· Never do the standing bow pulling pose with cold unprepared muscles
