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Pose Practice
utthita parsvakonasana - Extended Side-Angle pose
phonetically "oo-THEE-tah par-shva-KON-aa-sa-na"
Try It!
Suneel in Parsvakona
From Tadasana, inhale, jump the arms and legs wide to Utthita Hasta
Padasana (Extended Arms and Legs Pose).
Exhale, rotate the right leg and
foot out ninety degrees, turn the left toes in fifteen
degrees.
Stand in Parsva Hasta Padasana.
Keeping the right kneecap in line with second toe of
the right foot, exhale, bend the knee to a right
angle: the right thigh parallel to the floor, the
right shin perpendicular to the floor.
Press the outer left foot firmly down.
Come to Virabhadrasana II.
Breathe.
Lower the left hand to the left hip.
Exhale, extend your right side out,
from the ribs and hip through the arm and fingertips and then down
to the floor or the block.
The right hand should be directly beneath the right
shoulder.
Inhale, raise the left arm straight up and
extend through the fingertips.
Turn the arm so that the left palm and left
inner elbow face the right.
Pressing down through the outer left foot, exhale,
reach the left arm over the left ear.
Turn both quadriceps out.
Bring the sacrum down and the
tailbone in.
Turn the right tricep in and bring
the right shoulder blade down toward the sacrum.
With the neck in line with the spine, turn your head.
Let your eyes see the left elbow.
Breathe.
Feel the left side of the leg and body
extend from the outer left foot up to the left
fingertips.
Breathe.
To come up, inhale, look forward, pull through the left
arm and push through the left foot.
Turn the feet forward.
Repeat on the opposite side.
Enjoy!
Pose Practice Archives:
Tree Pose
Half Moon
Forward Bend
Virabhadrasana I - Warrior I
Virabhadrasana II - Warrior II
Virabhadrasana III – Warrior III
Full Arm Balance
Upward Bow Pose or Backbend
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose
Revolved Triangle pose
Powerful Mighty
Wide-Legged Forward Bend
Upward Facing Angle
Intense West - Back Stretch Pose
Extended Side-Angle Pose
Staff Pose
Upward Facing Dog Pose
Mountain Pose
Extended Hand to Foot Pose
Extended Angle Pose
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