Safalfa Advisors
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
Revolved Side Angle
- Sanskrit
- Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
- English
- Revolved Side Angle
- Sequence
- Standing · step 38 of 124
- Held for
- 5 breaths
- Drishti
- Hastagrai, raised hand
- Sides
- Right and left
Getting into Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
From the same lunge stance, twist your torso toward your bent, right knee and bring your left elbow to the outside of your right knee, palms together at your heart, or take your left hand to the floor outside your right foot. Reach your right arm forward and up in one long line, back heel grounded.
Described on the right side. On the left, swap right for left throughout.
What a teacher would tell you
- Twist from the belly.
- Back heel grounded.
- Extend through the top arm.
These are the corrections My Ashtanga speaks aloud while you hold the posture.
The whole series, counted aloud in Sanskrit or English: My Ashtanga on the App Store · the full sequence · printable chart