Supine Preparation for Perfect Posture II: Siddhasana

The pose is as for Siddhasana 1, except that instead of crossing the wrists behind the neck you stretch the arms overhead, the backs of the hands resting on the floor. Hold the pose for at least thirty seconds, folding first one leg, and then the other. Breathe freely.

The effects are much as for Siddhasana 1, but with a more powerful stretching of the upper body. It is more difficult to keep the lower back and the folded leg in contact with the floor. Siddhasana 1 and Siddhasana 2 both have their distinct yet closely-related benefits; the latter is not superior in all ways to the former. Both versions are worth performing.