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Extended Side Angle Pose Variations - Utthita Parsvakonasana Variations

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Updated April 02, 2009

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Bound Extended Side Angle Pose - Baddha Utthita Parsvakonasana
Extended Side Angle Pose Variations - Utthita Parsvakonasana Variations

Bound Extended Side Angle Pose - Baddha Utthita Parsvakonasana

© Barry Stone
From Variation II, bring the left arm straight up and then drop the left hand behind your back.

Bring the right hand off the floor.

Bring the right arm underneath the right thigh and the right hand behind your back to meet the left hand.

Hold the left wrist with the right hand, straightening the left arm behind your back.

Open the chest towards the ceiling and keep the gaze upwards.

Try bird of paradise pose if you feel ready.

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