Parivritta parshvakona asana

Posture:		Parivritta-parshvakona-asana The Turned Side-Angle Pose
Translation:		The Sanskrit word parivritta means revolved, turned round or back, parsva means side and kona means angle.
Pronunciation:		par-ee-vrit-ah parsh-va-cone-ah-sa-na
Difficulty:		(6)

The Turned Side-Angle Pose Instruction:

1		Stand with the feet together and the arms by your sides (see the tad-asana).
2		Inhale and spread your legs apart slightly further than shoulder distance (about 3-4 feet).
3		Stretch your arms straight out from the shoulders parallel to the floor with your palms facing down.
4		Exhale slowly and turn your right foot toward the right 90 degrees. Bend your right knee about 90 degrees.
5		Place the palm of your left hand flat on the floor next to the outside of your right foot. Rest the right elbow on the outside of the right knee.
6		Stretch the right arm over your head, parallel with the floor, with the inside of the elbow resting on the ear. Hold for abot 30-60 seconds while breathing gently through the nostrils.
7		Slowly return to a standing position and repeat on the other side reversing directions 2-6.