How To Do The Saddle Pose

I've been so interested in Yin Yoga lately and the saddle pose is one of the most difficult poses to do. It's also one of the most beneficial poses to as I was told because it is good for stretching the back muscles. I've been trying it with props because I'm not so flexible yet. It is my target to be able to lie backwards without any props and pain.

When I first googled about yoga poses to help improve digestion and cure acid reflux, the saddle pose came up tops.Here are a couple of videos to use as a guide. Hope you find the saddle pose useful too.

And here's another one:

 

This is the half saddle pose for those who want to start with just one leg at a time.

 

This video describes the benefits of the saddle pose. (I bought this guy's book on yin yoga!)