Viparita Namaskar Parivritta Ardha Padmasana
(vi-puh-REE-tuh nuh-muhs-KAHR puh-ri-VRIT-tuh UHR-duh puhd-MAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Back of the Body Prayer Revolved Half Lotus Pose (Paschima Namaskara
Parivritta Ardha Padmasana)
Modification: top foot resting on the bottom knee
Pose Type: seated, twist
Drishti Point: Parshva Drishti (to the right), Parshva Drishti (to the left)
Embryo in the Womb Pose in Half Lotus Pose
Garbha Pindasana in Ardha Padmasana
(guhr-buh-pin-DAHS-uh-nuh in UHR-duh puhd-MAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: knees lifted toward the chest
Pose Type: seated, forward bend, core
Drishti Point: Nasagrai or Nasagre (nose)
LOTUS POSE: ARMS IN FRONT