Paryaṅkāsana
Paryankasana is an Asana. It is translated as Bed or Couch Pose from Sanskrit.
The name of this pose comes from "paryanka" meaning "bed" or "couch", and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".[1][2][3][4]
Benefits and Cautions
This pose has the following benefits: stretches front of ankles, stretches the knees, hips, quadriceps (front thighs) and increases spinal flexibility.
Be careful while doing this pose if you have ankle, knee, hip, quadriceps, spinal cord or neck injuries.[1][2][3][4]
Publications Featuring Paryankasana
- Asanas 608: Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra [5]
- Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes [6]
- Yoga (Yoga Journal Books) by Linda Sparrowe and David Martinez [7]
- 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda) [8]
- Yoga From the Heart by Yogananth Andiappan [9]
References
- ^ a b "Paryankasana". www.yogaartandscience.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ a b "The Couch Pose - Paryankasana - Prajna Yoga". 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ a b "Paryankasana (Couch Pose) - How to do and Benefits". Styles At Life. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ a b "Couch Pose - Paryankasana |". yoga.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ Mittra, Dharma (2003-04-01). Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses. Novato, Calif.: New World Library. ISBN 9781577314028.
- ^ Rhodes, Darren; Sell, Christina; Longstaff, Michael (2013-02-10). Huang, Ellen (ed.). Yoga Resource Practice Manual. Tirtha Studios & Yo Productions.
- ^ Sparrowe, Linda; Martinez, David (2008-01-08). Yoga. New York: Universe. ISBN 9780789399878.
- ^ Lacerda, Daniel (2015-11-10). 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781631910104.
- ^ Andiappan, Yogananth (2007-01-01). Yogananth Andiappan - Yoga From the Heart. International Yoga Academy Lim. ISBN 9789889982812.