Seated Wide Angle Pose B

Upavishta Konasana B · उपविष्ट कोणासन B

Seated Wide Angle Pose B

Upavishta Konasana B · उपविष्ट कोणासन B

Seated

Level

Intermediate

Body

Seated

How to practice

Stay seated with your legs wide and heels on the floor. Hold behind the thighs and lift your chest, keeping the knees bent and shoulders relaxed.

Benefits

Adds abdominal control and seated balance to a wide-leg hamstring and inner-thigh stretch.

Who should avoid or modify

In the lifted-leg version, keep the knees bent until you can balance without rounding painfully. Avoid rolling back onto the neck or forcing the legs wider.

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Seated Wide Angle Pose B

Upavishta Konasana B · उपविष्ट कोणासन B

Seated Wide Angle Pose B

Upavishta Konasana B · उपविष्ट कोणासन B

Seated

Level

Intermediate

Body

Seated

How to practice

Stay seated with your legs wide and heels on the floor. Hold behind the thighs and lift your chest, keeping the knees bent and shoulders relaxed.

Benefits

Adds abdominal control and seated balance to a wide-leg hamstring and inner-thigh stretch.

Who should avoid or modify

In the lifted-leg version, keep the knees bent until you can balance without rounding painfully. Avoid rolling back onto the neck or forcing the legs wider.