Safalfa Advisors
Urdhva Padmasana
Upward Lotus
- Sanskrit
- Urdhva Padmasana
- English
- Upward Lotus
- Sequence
- Closing · step 113 of 124
- Held for
- 10 breaths
- Drishti
- Nasagrai, tip of nose
Getting into Urdhva Padmasana
From Sarvangasana, fold your legs into full lotus while staying lifted in the shoulderstand position, so your lotus knees point up toward the ceiling rather than being on the floor.
What a teacher would tell you
- Balance steady.
- Hips lifting.
- Lotus firm.
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