
Lift the body up pressing the hands on the edge of the chair.

Keep the fingers pointing towards the feet.
POSER MEANING HOW TO
How to Do Purvottanasana (Steps) Image Source: Canva

The following poses below will remove stiffness of the back, warm up legs, energize the entire body to come, and hold purvottanasana easily. Patients of cervical spondylitis must refrain from this asana.People having carpel tunnel syndrome must not perform this pose.Avoid this pose if have a severe migraine.People with high blood pressure should never perform it without the expert’s supervision.Do not perform purvottanasana if you have an injury at the wrist, neck, or back.Practice Guide of Purvottanasana Image Source: Canva Contraindications Therefore, practicing purvottanasana is assumed to energize the entire body every time the practitioner attains the pose. As the east is the direction of sunrise, it’s a symbol of new beginnings and potential. Purvottanasana also signifies the refreshing and revitalizing of the body. Some practitioners also refer to it as an inclined plane pose, due to the posture that the body attains while performing purvottanasana. Like most of the yogic poses, Purvottanasana has got its name from the yogic language Sanskrit. It is a counter pose for all the forward bends and relieves the accumulated tensions in the muscles.

This posture is beneficial to open the hips, shoulders, and chest muscles. The entire body is balanced on the hands and feet with the head hanging backward. It is followed by lifting the hips and legs with feet on the ground. From there the arms are drawn back planting the hands on the floor. To come into this pose, begin by sitting in dandasana (staff pose). Besides this, it also includes inversion of the head and neck. It is a full-body workout stimulating the anterior and posterior muscles of the body.īased on the difficulty level, it’s an intermediate posture as it requires strength, stretch, and balance in the body.

Purvottanasana or eastward facing stretch or upward plank pose strengthens the back, wrist, and leg muscles.
