Yoga Anatomy

Viparita Salabhasana

Full Locust Pose

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viparita = reversed, inverted; salabha = grasshopper, locust

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Quadriceps

External oblique

Rectus abdominis

Sternocleidomastoid

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Base of skull

Mandible

TMJ

Rectus

capitis

anterior

Longus colli

Classifi cation

Symmetrical prone backward-bending pose

Anterior neck muscles.