Low lunge twist (hold)

Parivrtta Anjaneyasana

Yogaeasytimedno equipment

A low lunge with the right knee bent about 90 degrees over the ankle and the left knee, shin and top of the foot on the floor; the left hand is flat on the floor inside the right foot (big-toe side), the chest rotates open to the right and the right arm reaches straight up to the ceiling, gaze up.

How to do it

1. From a lunge, step the right foot forward with the knee over the ankle; lower the left knee to the floor with the top of the left foot flat, and place both hands on the floor either side of the right foot.
2. Keep the left palm flat on the floor just inside the right foot (big-toe side) and bring the right hand to the right hip.
3. Rotate the chest open to the right, then sweep the right arm out to the side and straight up to the ceiling, shoulders stacked.
4. Turn the head and look up toward the right hand; hold, then come back and repeat on the other side.

Muscles worked

Supporting: quads, obliques, glutes, adductors, shoulders