Classical Standing Twists
Sharanya Narayanan
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1h 11m
Here we establish the best position for the hips and learn to develop the twisting asanas according to it. Twisting or ‘revolved’ poses require a slow approach and can be quite challenging to the muscles. We take ‘parivrtta trikonasana’ and parivrtta parsvakonasana as into focus here
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