In Gorilla Pose, which action is described to deepen the stretch on the exhale?

In Gorilla Pose, which action is described to deepen the stretch on the exhale?

• A. Use the strength of your arms to deepen your stretch.
• B. Hinge at your hips and fold forward.
• C. Shovel your palms underneath your feet to tickle your wrist creases.
• D. Allow your head and neck to hang heavy.

Answer: (A)

In Gorilla Pose, deepening the stretch on the exhale comes from actively using the arms to create leverage. Pressing into the hands and engaging the arms helps you draw the upper body closer to the legs as you breathe out, which lengthens the spine and increases the stretch without forcing the lower back. This breath-led engagement allows a controlled, safer depth. Hinging at the hips is part of setting up the fold but doesn’t specify how to deepen on the exhale. Letting the head hang heavy is more about relaxation and release, not increasing depth. Shoveling the palms under the feet is a wrist-position cue, not the action that deepens the stretch with breath.

In Gorilla Pose, deepening the stretch on the exhale comes from actively using the arms to create leverage. Pressing into the hands and engaging the arms helps you draw the upper body closer to the legs as you breathe out, which lengthens the spine and increases the stretch without forcing the lower back. This breath-led engagement allows a controlled, safer depth.

Hinging at the hips is part of setting up the fold but doesn’t specify how to deepen on the exhale. Letting the head hang heavy is more about relaxation and release, not increasing depth. Shoveling the palms under the feet is a wrist-position cue, not the action that deepens the stretch with breath.