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The bridge yoga pose, also known as setu bandha, is a backbend pose that’s meant to open your chest and stretch your thighs. In Sanskrit, setu means bridge, and bandha means lock.

Singapore-based yoga instructor Roxanne Gan demonstrated what "drawing the front ribs into the back body" means, and showed the correct posture standing up and in several poses.

However, as a yoga and Pilates instructor, I often see many of my clients moving too quickly through the bridge pose to reap it’s benefits. For this exercise, slow and steady wins the race.