Revolved Abdomen Pose
Sanskrit Name: Jathara Parivartanasana
Challenge Level: Easy
Revolved Abdomen pose is a basic twisting pose that offers the same benefits of the full pose without as intense a stretch. Lying on the mat with the front body facing the sky, draw the knees into the chest and extend one arm to the side, while dropping the knees to the other side. The head rotates toward the extended arm and the gaze toward the thumb of that hand.
Categories
Reclining Yoga Poses
Reclining poses provide safe ways for working abdominal and leg muscles. The spine and back are supported by the ground, helping to prevent strain and injury. The poses are typically at the beginners level and the practice reaps similar benefits to doing the poses standing.
Twist Yoga Poses
Twists rotate the spine and stretch the muscles of the back. This helps to restore and retain the spine’s natural range of motion. If we don’t employ our natural range of motion we run the risk of our joints hardening and fusing. The surrounding supportive soft tissue can also become short and dysfunctional. By extending the muscles to their full length regularly with twists once or twice a day we can help to prevent this.