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Parivritta Parsvakonasana
Revolved side angle pose
Revolved side angle pose. A deep lunge and twist, the opposite arm crossing the front thigh.
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
- parivritta = revolved, parsva = side, kona = angle, asana = seat or posture
- Family
- Standing twist
- Level
- Intermediate
- Gaze
- Upward hand
Take care
Learn the full twist with a teacher. Avoid it with a recent back injury, and in pregnancy.
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 in
From a wide stance, turn the right foot out and the back foot in, hips facing the front leg.
- 2
Breathe out
Bend the front knee and turn the torso, bringing the left hand to the floor outside the right foot.
- 3
Breathe freely
Reach the right arm over the ear and turn the chest up. Stay for five breaths.
- 4
Breathe in
Come up and repeat on the left.
Holding it
Five breaths on each side.
Making it easier
Lower the back knee to the floor and press the palms together at the chest, elbow against the outer thigh.
What the tradition says it does
- Rotates the spine
- Strengthens the legs
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