What is the Upavistha Konasana English pose?

Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana (Sanskrit उपविष्टकोणासन), also written Upavistha Konasana or “wide-angle seated forward bend”, is an asana in modern yoga as exercise, sitting upright with the legs as wide apart as possible, grasping the toes and leaning forward.

What is the meaning of Upavistha?

The term comes from the Sanskrit upavistha, meaning “seated” or “sitting,” kona, meaning “angle,” and asana, meaning “pose” or “posture.” The common English name for upavistha konasana is wide angle seated forward bend. It is also sometimes referred to as simply seated angle pose.

How do you make Upavistha Konasana?

1. Sit on the floor with legs extended out in front (Dandasana).
2. Use a blanket, bolster or block for extra lift in the spine if needed.
3. Exhale and open the legs wide.
4. Draw the thigh muscles up.
5. Exhale and extend forwards from the pelvis.
6. Reach through the crown of your head towards your feet.

What are the benefits of Baddha Konasana?

The Benefits of Baddha Konasana:

• Strengthens and improves flexibility in the inner thighs, groins and the knees.
• Helps prepare the hips and groins for meditative seated poses, which require more flexibility in these areas.
• Helps to sooth menstrual discomfort and digestive complaints.

What is the Sanskrit name of Butterfly pose?

Baddha Konasana
Baddha Konasana (Sanskrit: बद्धकोणासन; IAST: baddhakoṇāsana), Bound Angle Pose, Butterfly Pose, or Cobbler’s Pose (after the typical sitting position of Indian cobblers when they work), and historically called Bhadrasana, Throne Pose, is a seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.

What is the butterfly pose?

Butterfly pose, also sometimes called bound angle pose, is a gentle pose that allows for stretch of the groin and hamstrings, depending on the distance of the feet away from the body. Butterfly pose may also be referred to as baddha konasana in Sanskrit.