Baddha Samakonasana
Appearance
Baddha Samakonasana is an Asana. It is translated as Bound Equal Angle Pose from Sanskrit.
The name of this pose comes from "baddha" meaning "bound", "sama" meaning "same, equal", "kona" meaning "angle", and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".[1][2]
Benefits and Cautions
This pose has many benefits: it opens the inner hips and thighs, stretches the hamstrings, opens the chest and front shoulders.
Be careful while doing this pose is you have any hip, hamstring or shoulder injuries.[1][2]
Publications featuring Baddha Samakonasana
- 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda) [3]
References
- ^ a b "SEATED YOGA POSES - Mr. Yoga Is Your #1 Authority on Yoga Poses". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ a b "Samakonasana". www.yogaandrini.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Lacerda, Daniel (2015-11-10). 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781631910104.