{"id":1621,"date":"2015-01-21T01:26:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T01:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2018-04-27T19:18:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T18:18:31","slug":"17-parsvottanasana-intense-side-stretch-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/2015\/01\/21\/17-parsvottanasana-intense-side-stretch-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"#17 Parsvottanasana &#8211; Intense Side Stretch Pose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(LONDON) por Paula Tooths<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yoga has always been seen as a fitness workout by most people. It is an ancient practice in Asia. The practice of yoga includes basic warm up exercises, asanas\/ poses, pranayama and meditation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Side stretch is a good exercise for those who aim to lose weight or maintain their body posture. Parsvottanasana is also known as \u2018intense side-stretch pose\u2019 or \u2018the pyramid pose\u2019. This asana has its name derived from the Sanskrit term \u2018parsva\u2019 which means \u2018side\u2019, \u2018utta\u2019 which means \u2018intense\u2019, \u2018tana\u2019 which means \u2018to stretch\u2019 and \u2018asana\u2019 which means \u2018pose\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1623\" src=\"http:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/17-Parsvottanasana-Intense-Side-Stretch-Poseyoga-meditation-paula-tooths-300x300.png\" alt=\"paulatooths.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"1623\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parsvottanasa proves to be a great fitness workout regime for those who aim to lose weight and also for those who wish to improve their body posture. Try practicing this unique asana at home and see the magical difference it leaves behind on your body!<\/p>\n<div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Steps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"panel2928\" class=\"content active\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">From\u00a0Tadasana\u00a0step your left leg back 3.5 to 4 feet (1 meter approximately). Keep your hips facing the front of your mat. Right foot pointing forward, left foot turned out about 45 degrees.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Line your knees up with the center of your ankles, pressing the outside of your left foot actively into the floor, engage\u00a0your legs by pulling up the knee caps and thighs into the hips.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Place your hands in reversed prayer position behind your back.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Make sure that your hips are squared with the mat.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inhale, lengthen your body. Exhale gently. Hinging from the hips, lean your torso forward over the right leg. Rolling the left thigh inward, while keeping your right hip back. Stop when your torso is parallel to the floor.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If your spine is still straight you can continue to fold over the right leg, bringing your belly towards your thighs, keeping your spine as long as possible. Your gaze is to the foot.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If your back begins to round, stop half way and take a few breaths.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hold the pose for 5-10 breaths, than change side.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To come out actively push through the back heel engage the core and pull the tailbone down as you come up with a straight back.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Repetition is the Key!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tips<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the hamstrings are stiff, bend the front knee slightly. As the hamstrings loosen, slowly straighten the front leg without disturbing any of the other alignments achieved in the pose.<\/p>\n<p>If the prstanjali mudra is too difficult, one can hold the elbows behind the back. Alternately, hands can be on the floor on either side of the front foot to gain leverage in raising the tailbone.<\/p>\n<p>Take the feet hip width distance apart to allow more room for the hips as well as for an easier balance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Cools the brain, soothes the nerves<br \/>\n\u2022 Strengthens abdominal organs;<br \/>\n\u2022Relieves arthritis of the neck, shoulders, elbows and wrists;<br \/>\n\u2022Improves digestion;<br \/>\n\u2022Tones liver and spleen.<br \/>\n\u2022Reduces menstrual pain;<br \/>\n\u2022Strengthens and stretches the legs, hips and torso.<br \/>\n<div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cautions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022High blood pressure;<br \/>\n\u2022Dysentery<br \/>\n\u2022Abdominal hernia (Can arch back but don\u2019t fold forward).<br \/>\n\u2022Cardiac condition; (Avoid the initial step of arching back before folding forward)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hope you enjoyed!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">See you tomorrow!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Namaste<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1523 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/paz-paula-tooths-paula-tooths-paulatooths-paulatooths.com_-300x201.png\" alt=\"paulatooths.com\" width=\"114\" height=\"76\" data-id=\"1523\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(LONDON) por Paula Tooths &nbsp; Yoga has always been seen as a fitness workout by most people. It is an ancient practice in Asia. The practice of yoga includes basic warm up exercises, asanas\/ poses, pranayama and meditation. Side stretch is a good exercise for those who aim to lose weight or maintain their body posture. Parsvottanasana is also known as \u2018intense side-stretch pose\u2019 or \u2018the pyramid pose\u2019. This asana has its name derived from the Sanskrit term \u2018parsva\u2019 which &hellip; <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/2015\/01\/21\/17-parsvottanasana-intense-side-stretch-pose\/\" aria-label=\"#17 Parsvottanasana &#8211; Intense Side Stretch Pose\">   <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,2287,1,306,2770],"tags":[3142,2576,183,55,70],"class_list":["post-1621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meditation","category-yoga--one-pose-a-day","category-bloom","category-diet-fitness","category-paula-tooths","tag-journalism","tag-journalist","tag-news","tag-paula-tooths","tag-yoga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1621"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3562,"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1621\/revisions\/3562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulatooths.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}