Janu Sirsasana Variations. For those who have observed from a distance people performing yoga poses you will think they may be latter day contortionists. Seated head to knee pose.
This dynamic action of the pose makes it perfect for the grounded vinyasa sequence. It involves stretching the neck shoulders spine hamstrings abdominal muscles and groins. As students have varying abilities a given yoga pose may be easy for a particular student but hard for another.
If you tend to dislike doing a seated forward bend with both legs straight this pose may come as a pleasant surprise.
Yoga poses janu sirsasana variations. Parivrtta janu sirsasana is a twisted variation of janu sirsasana where the spine is bent forward at the same time stretching and twisting sideways. There are three main variations of janu sirsasana involving slightly different positioning of the bent leg in relation to the body. The western name for janu sirsasana is head to knee pose.
