AustralianYogaJournal-April2018

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april 2018

yogajournal.com.au

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RANSVERSE PLANE


Poses that move in the tra


Where’s the distortion?
Here’s Vrksasana (Tree Pose) with
distortions in the transverse plane:

ee how...
lifted knee and pelvi
rolling forward?
E FIX She needs to
rk her lifted leg more
e, rotating the thigh
at the hip socket so
can press it farther
en.

ee how...
knee is too far back,
ng the pelvis and
spine with it?
FIX If she can press
top of her standing
h backward, she’ll
able to bring her right
e (and that side of
pelvis) forward.

THIS PLANE DIVIDES THE BODY INTO UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS –as if the same
imaginary pane of glass cuts through your belly button. All movements in this plane
involve rotation, either inward (internal rotation) or outward (external rotation).
You’re moving in the transverse plane when you turn your head to look out your
rearview mirror before merging into another traffi c lane, or when you do “The Twist,”
à la Chubby Checker. In yoga, spinal twists such as Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord
of the Fishes Pose) and Parsva Sirsasana (Side Headstand)—and even rotating one leg
out at its hip socket to prepare for Virabhadrasana II (Warrior Pose II)—are
movements that happen in the transverse plane.

Directions of
movement in
the transverse
plane.

See how...
her entire spine
is in rotation?

See how...
again, her
entire spine is
in rotation?

ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA PARIVRTTA TRIKONASANA
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose Revolved Triangle Pose
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