Upavistha Konasana
Pronunciation: (oo-puh-VEESH-tah cone-AWS-ahna)
Translation: In Sanskrit Upavistha means seated or sitting, Kona means angle and Asana means pose. Upavistha Konasana translates to Seated Angle Pose.
Upavistha Konasana
Seated Wide Legged Stradle, upavistha "seated", kona "angle", asana "pose"
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Seated Wide Legged Straddle - Upavistha Konasana
How To Do Seated Wide Legged Straddle - Upavistha Konasana
By Ann Pizer, About.com ...
Upavistha Konasana
From a seated position with your legs extended, spread your legs wide apart.
1 - Press your sitz bones downward.
Upavistha Konasana (Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend)
A good preparation for most of the seated forward bends, twists, and the wide-leg standing poses.
Purvottanasana (Upward Plank Pose) ...
Upavistha Konasana Wide-angled pose on the wall
Legs straight. Stretch out through heels & towards floor (Can do this sitting like Baddha Konasana).
Breathe and hold for 30-60 seconds.
Sitting Spread Leg (Upavistha Konasana)
- Spread your legs wide open, flex through heels and sit up tall
- Gently walk your hands and torso forward until you feel a nice stretch ...
The benefits of Upavistha Konasana are numerous. Women find this pose particularly beneficial and relieving during menstruation and pregnancy. The pose is also useful to men, who tend to be tighter in their hip area than women.
(You could also then use the bolsters or blankets and do a supported Upavistha Konasana or supported Janu Sirsasana).
Yogans
Yogans explains how to do a proper Upavistha Konasana. Yogans describes some challenges one may encounter and how to overcome them, followed by a 15-20 minute routine you can practice.
Bound angle (upavistha konasana)
Some inversions
Hip openers including double pigeon and pigeon (eka pada rajakapotanasana), leading to splits (hanamunasana) if the floor invites it.
Lotus (padmasana)/virasana.
Upavistha Konasana (Wide Angle Pose)
Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose)
Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose)
Viparita Karani (Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose)
Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
Savasana (Corpse Pose) ...
 See also: Asana, Yoga, Stretch, Body, Danda
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