Asana · Practise on your own
Baddha Konasana B
Bound angle pose B
Bound angle pose, second variation. The back stays rounded and the head draws toward the feet.
Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.
- Meaning
- baddha = bound, kona = angle, asana = seat or posture
- Family
- Seated hip opener
- Level
- Beginner
- Gaze
- Nose
Take care
Leave out the rounding with a disc injury.
How it is done
- 1
Breathe out
From Baddha Konasana A, round the back and bring the head toward the feet.
- 2
Breathe freely
Stay for five breaths, then come up.
Holding it
Five breaths.
Making it easier
Keep the head higher, with the knees supported.
What the tradition says it does
- Opens the hips
- Stretches the back
Variations
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 4
- Ashtanga Primary Series as commonly taught in the Mysore style; sequence order and counts await subject review