Revolved Head-to-KneeSave PDF
Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
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Stretches spine, shoulders and torso
Stimulates abdominal organs
Invigorates mind
How to perform Revolved Head-to-knee
- Sit with your legs stretched in front of you. Bend your left leg and place the sole of your foot against your right upper thigh. Flex your right foot.
- Stretch your right hand toward your right foot with an exhale. Twist your palm to the right so that your thumb points down. Clasp onto the inner edge of the foot.
- Twist your torso upward. Reach your left arm toward the sky with an inhale. Lower it behind your head with an exhale and grab hold of the outer edge of your foot. Gaze upward.
- Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths.
- Carefully release and untwist with an exhale. Change sides.
Alignment cues
- Press bent leg toward floor
- Press shoulder against knee
- Twist torso toward sky
- Stretch elbows away from each other
Modification: Avoid this pose if you have knee injury.
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Revolved Head-to-knee (Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana in Sanskrit) is an intermediate yoga pose that belongs to the forward bends and seated and twists categories. This asana targets hamstrings, middle back / lats, obliques and spine, and also involves calves, knees and neck & upper traps muscles. Revolved head-to-knee stimulates abdominal organs; stretches spine, shoulders and torso and also invigorates mind. Refer to the illustration and instructions above for how to perform this posture correctly. Discover more yoga asanas and yogic breathing exercises in our free yoga pose directory – a visual resource for yoga teacher training students as well as practitioners of all levels. Finally, shop our best-selling Yoga Cards products!
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