Viparita Karani
Viparita Karani (Sanskrit: विपरीतकरणी ; IAST: viparītakaraṇī) or Upside-Down Seal is an asana.
Etymology
The name comes from the Sanskrit words viparita meaning "inverted" or "reversed", and karani meaning "doing" or "making"[1] and asana (आसन; āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat".[2]
Description
Viparita Karani is a supine asana with vertical legs.
Without use of a wall, Viparita Karani resembles a Salamba Sarvāngāsana (supported shoulder stand) but with flexion in the thoracic spine (rather than the cervical spine, elbows on the floor and hands supporting hips or lower back.[3] A more advanced variation has the entire spine on the floor and 90° flexion at the hips with arms relaxed alongside the torso.
Variations include bringing the soles of the feet together such as in Baddha Konasana or letting the legs fall outward into a straddle.
See also
References
- ↑ "Witold Fitz-Simon - Viparita Karani". Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ Sinha, S.C. (1 June 1996). Dictionary of Philosophy. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ↑ "Viparita Karani Mudra (Upside Down Seal)". Yoga Art and Science. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
Further reading
- Iyengar, B. K. S. (1 October 2005). Illustrated Light On Yoga. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-81-7223-606-9. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Janakananda (1 February 1992). Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life. Weiser Books. ISBN 978-0-87728-768-1. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (1 August 2003). Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha. Nesma Books India. ISBN 978-81-86336-14-4. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- Saraswati, Swami Satyananda (January 2004). A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya. Nesma Books India. ISBN 978-81-85787-08-4. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
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