Parivrtta Parsvakonasana

Revolved Side Angle - Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
Type of pose: Standing, Twisting
Benefits: Strengthens and stretches legs, groin, hamstrings. Opens the chest and shoulders. Cleanses the internal organs.

Revolved Side Angle (Parivrtta Parsvakonasana)
Glossary of yoga poses for beginner and intermediate yogis
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Parivrtta Parsvakonasana

Benefits: Strengthens legs; stretches upper back; keeps spine flexible
Helps: Endurance, adaptation to change, digestion, constipation, spinal health ...

Parivrtta Parsvakonasana is a favorite of mine and I'd like to share some steps that I went through to get into the pose.
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Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
parivrtta revolved, turned round
parsva side, flank
kona angle
asana pose ...

Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (revolved side angle)
Ardha Chandrasana (half moon)
Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana (revolved half moon) ...

Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, walk your left hand forward into:
9. Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana, reach back and ground your left leg into:
10. Parivrtta Trikonasana, join your hands behind your back and move into:
11.

See also: Yoga, Yoga Pose, Yoga poses, Ardha, Ardha Chandrasana