Yoga Anatomy

Jathara Parivrtti

Belly Twist

JAT-hara par-ee-VRIT-ti

jathara = stomach, belly, abdomen, bowels, the interior of anything;

parivrtti = turning, rolling

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Gluteus

maximus

External

oblique

Pectoralis

major

Internal

oblique

Scalenes

Sternocleidomastoid

Classification

Asymmetrical supine twisting pose

(continued)

Skeletal joint actions

Spine Upper limbs Lower limbs

Arm opposite legArm holding leg

Rotation Scapular adduction,

shoulder abduction

and external rota-

tion, elbow flexion

Scapular abduction,

shoulder abduction

and internal rota-

tion, elbow flexion

Hip flexion, knee

flexion