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Karnapidasana
Ear pressure pose
Ear pressure pose. From plough, the knees bent down beside the ears.
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- Meaning
- karna = ear, pida = pressure, asana = seat or posture
- Family
- Inversion
- Level
- Intermediate
- Gaze
- Nose
Take care
The same cautions as Sarvangasana. Never press the neck toward the floor.
Learn this with a teacher
This page is for reading. The practice itself should be learned in person from someone who teaches it, so there are no practice controls here.
Find a teacherHow it is done
- 1
Breathe out
From Halasana, bend the knees and lower them beside the ears.
- 2
Breathe freely
Hold the backs of the knees or interlace behind the back. Stay for eight breaths.
Holding it
Around eight breaths.
Making it easier
Stay in Halasana with the feet supported.
What the tradition says it does
- Deeply flexes the spine
- Draws the senses inward
Variations
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 4