Asana · Practise on your own
Upavistha Konasana B
Seated wide-angle pose B
Seated wide-angle pose, second variation. Balancing on the sitting bones with the legs raised wide.
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
- upavistha = seated, kona = angle, asana = seat or posture
- Family
- Seated balance
- Level
- Intermediate
- Gaze
- Upward
Take care
Keep the low back long. Leave this out with a low back injury.
How it is done
- 1
Breathe in
Holding the outer edges of the feet, roll up and lift the legs, balancing on the sitting bones.
- 2
Breathe freely
Lift the chest and look up. Stay for five breaths.
Holding it
Five breaths.
Making it easier
Bend the knees, or keep the feet on the floor.
What the tradition says it does
- Builds balance
- Strengthens the back and abdomen
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