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Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana

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Upavisthakonasana is an Asana. It is translated as Seated Angle Pose from Sanskrit.

The name of this pose comes from "upavistha" meaning "seated", "kona" meaning "angle", and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat".[1][2][3]

Benefits and Cautions

Upavisthakonasana has many benefits: it opens up the inner thigh muscles, stretched the hamstrings, and the lower back.

Be careful while doing his pose if you have any knee, hip or hamstring injuries.[1][2][3]

Publications Featuring Upavisthakonasana

  • Asanas 608: Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra [4]
  • Yoga Resource Practice Manual by Darren Rhodes [5]
  • Yoga (Yoga Journal Books) by Linda Sparrowe and David Martinez [6]
  • 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Mr. Yoga (Daniel Lacerda) [7]
  • Yoga From the Heart by Yogananth Andiappan [8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend - Upavistha Konasana - Yoga Pose". 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  2. ^ a b "Yoga Poses | Learn Upavistha Konasana | Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend". 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  3. ^ a b "Wide Seated Forward Bend Pose - Upavistha Konasana | Gaia". Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  4. ^ Mittra, Dharma (2003-04-01). Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses. Novato, Calif.: New World Library. ISBN 9781577314028.
  5. ^ Rhodes, Darren; Sell, Christina; Longstaff, Michael (2013-02-10). Huang, Ellen (ed.). Yoga Resource Practice Manual. Tirtha Studios & Yo Productions.
  6. ^ Sparrowe, Linda; Martinez, David (2008-01-08). Yoga. New York: Universe. ISBN 9780789399878.
  7. ^ Lacerda, Daniel (2015-11-10). 2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 9781631910104.
  8. ^ Andiappan, Yogananth (2007-01-01). Yogananth Andiappan - Yoga From the Heart. International Yoga Academy Lim. ISBN 9789889982812.
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