Parsvakonasana
Side Angle Pose
Benefits:
Cautions:
Method:
1. Stand in Warrior 2
2. Bring your left, hand down to the inside of your left foot and extend your right arm forward.
3. Rotate your right arm by pulling your shoulder onto your back as though you are tucking your shoulder blade into your back. Lift your right hand so you lift your arm while keeping your shoulder externally rotated, lengthening up and over your head.
4. Open your chest by turning from the bottom of your waist to separate your ribs and top of your hip.
5. Look up at your fingertips. Make sure you don’t collapse on the right side of your waist by pulling up and away from your hips. It might be helpful to use a block under your right fingertips, directly under your shoulder. Hold for 3 to 5 breaths.
- Strengthens the legs and lower body.
- Improves the flexibility of the joints
- Opens the chest and the shoulders
- Tones the muscles around the chest, arms, abdomen, hips and legs.
- Builds and develops stamina and strength.
- Reduces backache with correct allignment
- Makes the spine flexible from the lower back to the neck
- The abdominal organs are stimulated, aiding in digestion
- Therapeutic for Sciatica
- Provides relief from PMS and symptoms related to menopause.
- Tones calves and hamstrings
- Beneficial for runners
Cautions:
- High bloodpressure
- Migrain or headache
- weak nervous system
- weak joints
- Hip or leg injury
Method:
1. Stand in Warrior 2
2. Bring your left, hand down to the inside of your left foot and extend your right arm forward.
3. Rotate your right arm by pulling your shoulder onto your back as though you are tucking your shoulder blade into your back. Lift your right hand so you lift your arm while keeping your shoulder externally rotated, lengthening up and over your head.
4. Open your chest by turning from the bottom of your waist to separate your ribs and top of your hip.
5. Look up at your fingertips. Make sure you don’t collapse on the right side of your waist by pulling up and away from your hips. It might be helpful to use a block under your right fingertips, directly under your shoulder. Hold for 3 to 5 breaths.