#yogatutorial - recently I've been incorporating #parivrttabaddhaparsvakonasana, or revolving #sideanglepose with a bind. It is a challenging #asana, not only because you need to have good #corestrength, #spinal #flexibility, but also good #shoulder flexibility. So here's the #stepbystep guide:
1️⃣ Start with a #crescentlunge. Work on equally distribute the weight between the two feet. Hands in #namaste
2️⃣ Take a deep #inhale, exhale and twist to the left, while keeping the hands in namaste. Then try to bring the thumbs and #sternum closer to each other as you deepen the twist. It's ok to land the right knee down on the floor of it's hard to balance.
3️⃣ See if you can walk the armpit closer to the knee and then lock them in position. Then open the arms up and down. If your bottom hand can touch the floor it is a good indication that your twist is deep enough.
4️⃣ Roll the top arm around and wrap it around the lower back. This is where most people get stuck, especially if you have tight shoulders. Both arms and shoulders are rotating in opposite directions so people find it confusing here.
5️⃣ As for the bottom arm, roll it under the front thigh, with the armpit still touching the knee. You can use the other arm to help guide the bottom through your under thigh.
6️⃣ If the hands don't touch/bind, use a towel or a #yogabelt. Grab the towel with the top hand and flick it under the leg, or have something connect the hands/towel for you.
7️⃣ Most importantly, keep breathing. Find a central #axis from the back leg, spine, neck and to the crown of the head.
It is not easy. But totally achievable. Keep #practicing. This is a very powerful pose to cultivate #balance #strength and #heat in the body - just look at my #sweat!
