Uttitha Parsvakonasana A & B
UTTHITA PĀRSVAKOŅĀSANA A (5 MOVEMENTS)1EKAMInhale, open to the right, arms out2DVEExhale, right hand down, left arm reaches3TRINIInhale, up. Feet parallel, arms out.4CATVARIExhale, left hand down, right arm reaches5PANCAInhale, upUTTHITA PĀRSVAKONASANA B (5 MOMENTS)1EKAMInhale, open to the right, arms out2DVEEXHALE, TWIST LEFT HAND DOWN3TRIŅIINHALE, UP. 4CATVARIEXHALE, TWIST RIGHT HAND DOWN5PANCHAINHALE, UPEXHALE, SAMASTHITI Anatomy UTTHITA PARSVAKONASANA EXTENDED LATERAL ANGLE POSE This pose represents a natural progression from virabhadrasana II—another exam- ple of continuity between poses. Imagine that in Warrior II you are taking an exag- gerated step in preparation to throw a spear. Utthita Parsvakonasana would be the “follow through” of throwing the spear. We go from an erect trunk in Warrior II to one that is laterally flexing in this pose. The back arm moves from extending away from the body in Warrior II to stretching over the head in Utthita Parsvakonasana. Combining the action of the shoulder and arm with anchoring the back foot into the ground creates a stretch of the entire upper side of the body.
Key Takeaways
– Feet parallel, arms out.4CATVARIExhale, left hand down, right arm reaches5PANCAInhale, upUTTHITA PĀRSVAKONASANA B (5 MOMENTS)1EKAMInhale, open to the right, arms out2DVEEXHALE, TWIST LEFT HAND DOWN3TRIŅIINHALE, UP.
– 4CATVARIEXHALE, TWIST RIGHT HAND DOWN5PANCHAINHALE, UPEXHALE, SAMASTHITI Anatomy UTTHITA PARSVAKONASANA EXTENDED LATERAL ANGLE POSE This pose represents a natural progression from virabhadrasana II—another exam- ple of continuity between poses.
– Imagine that in Warrior II you are taking an exag- gerated step in preparation to throw a spear.
– Utthita Parsvakonasana would be the “follow through” of throwing the spear.
