After the chest is puffed on the inhale, which pose is described for the exhale?

After the chest is puffed on the inhale, which pose is described for the exhale?

• A. Mountain pose
• B. Tree pose
• C. Wide leg forward fold (Prasarita Padottanasana)
• D. Child's pose

Answer: (C)

When you inhale and puff the chest, the exhale in this sequence moves you into a wide-leg forward fold. You hinge from the hips with the legs spread, keeping the spine long as you fold the upper body toward the floor. This is Prasarita Padottanasana, a pose that releases the back and shoulders, lengthens the hamstrings, and provides a grounding, breath-connected transition after the chest-expanding inhale. The other options don’t fit this flow: Mountain pose stays upright, not folded; Tree involves shifting weight onto one leg and balancing, which isn’t the described exhale; and Child’s pose is a rest/backward fold but isn’t the specific wide-forward-fold transition paired with chest expansion in this sequence.

When you inhale and puff the chest, the exhale in this sequence moves you into a wide-leg forward fold. You hinge from the hips with the legs spread, keeping the spine long as you fold the upper body toward the floor. This is Prasarita Padottanasana, a pose that releases the back and shoulders, lengthens the hamstrings, and provides a grounding, breath-connected transition after the chest-expanding inhale.

The other options don’t fit this flow: Mountain pose stays upright, not folded; Tree involves shifting weight onto one leg and balancing, which isn’t the described exhale; and Child’s pose is a rest/backward fold but isn’t the specific wide-forward-fold transition paired with chest expansion in this sequence.