Put Your Legs Up The Wall Tonight

Put Your Legs Up The Wall Tonight
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If you come in to my River North, Chicago acupuncture practice for a consultation, I promise you I often have many suggestions. I believe that self-care is an important part of healing and staying healthy.
One recommendation that I mention quite often and for a variety of patients is the yoga pose called ‘Legs up the wall’. This is a simple, easily done, restorative pose with many benefits.

Top 3 Reasons to Put Your Legs Up The Wall

1. This pose benefits the heart by giving it a rest as it doesn’t have to pump so hard and it slows down your heart rate.
Jennifer Dubowsky
Jennifer Dubowsky
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Jennifer Dubowsky is a licensed acupuncturist with a practice in downtown Chicago, Illinois, since 2002. Jennifer maintains a popular blog about health and Chinese Medicine and In 2013, Jennifer released her first book, Adventures in Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture, Herbs and Ancient Ideas for Today.
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