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Asana tip sheet #33 – Parivrtta Parsvakonasana

December 8, 2015 By Tania Ingrahm 2 Comments

Rupali in parivrtta parsvakonasana

Crazy posture! That’s what Guruji (Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the father of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga) called parivrtta parsvakonasana. He had put parivrtta parsvakonasana into the Ashtanga standing poses in the late 80s because his Maui students loved it. So why DID Guruji call parivrtta parsvakonasana “crazy pose”? I’m guessing here, but this is a pose that […]

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