Asana – March 2017

14 asaNa Magazine | March 2017

Chakra Awareness Manipuraha Chakra / Solar Plexus

Practice Level Intermediate

Degree  of  Difficulty

(100 being most

difficult)

75

Movement Major Movements

Twisting

Movement on the torso area around the vertebral column, either to the left or right side of

the body.

Forward Bending

A    spinal movement    done    with    the  flexion    of   the     spine, supported   by   different  abdominal   

and back muscles.

Hip Flexion

A movement of the hip joint muscles done by bringing the thigh or top of the pelvis forward

(e.g. thigh moving closer to the abdomen).

Knee Extension

Straightening of the knee joint, i.e. moving the lower leg away from the back of the thigh.

Minor movement

Shoulder Internal Rotation

A rotary movement of the upper arm inward, towards the midline of the body.

T

his month’s featured pose is Parivrtta Baddha Trikonasana.

The name of the pose is derived from the following terms:

parivrtta – revolved / twisted

baddha – bound

trikona – triangle

asana – pose

In Parivrtta Baddha Trikonasana, there are three major joint movements

happening - making it a pose that when practiced carelessly, can easily lead to

injuries.

Parivrtta Baddha

Trikonasana / Revolved

Bound Triangle Pose

By Louise Vas, with the guidance of Yogananth Andiappan

Poses demonstrated by Hazel Chan