Revolved Pose Dedicated to Sage Vasishta
Parivritta Vasishtasana
(puh-ri-VRIT-tuh vuh-sish-TAHS-uh-nuh)
Also Known As: Revolved Dolphin Side Plank Modification
Modification: forearm on the floor; bottom knee bent, foot resting on the thigh of the top leg; the
elbow of the top arm to the knee of the bottom leg
Pose Type: forearm balance, forward bend, twist, core
Drishti Point: Urdhva or Antara Drishti (up to the sky)
SIDE PLANK ON FOREARMS: TOP LEG UNDER-HEAD GRIP
Partridge Pose
Kapinjalasana
(kuh-pinj-uh-LAHS-uh-nuh)
Modification: forearm on the floor, under-head grip:
- knee on the floor
- knee off the floor
Pose Type: forearm balance, backbend, core
Drishti Point: Bhrumadhye or Ajna Chakra (third eye, between the eyebrows)