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153. Pezrsva Bakasana Sixteen* (Plate^412 )
     Parsva means side, flank or oblique, baka means a crane or a wading bird.
     Here t!le legs are in a lateral position.

Technique

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1. Perform Salamba Slr�asana II. (Plate 192)


2. Exhale and bend the knees so that the thighs touch the stomach and
   chest.

3· Keep both thighs and fe et together. Turn the bent legs and trunk

obliquely to the right. Rest the left thigh on the back of the upper right

arm as near the armpit as possible. (Plate 41 1.) Take a few deep breaths

and balance.

4· Then with an exhalation lift the head from the floor, tighten the

muscles near the diaphragm, straighten the arms and balance on the

hands. (Plate 412.) Stay in this position for a few seconds with even

breathing. Greater strain will be fe lt on the apparently free arm.

5· Bend the elbow.s, rest the head on the floor (Plate 41 1) and again go

back to Salamba Sirsasana. II.

6. Then bend the knees and turn the bent legs obliquely to the left.