Sirsasana Preparatory Poses. Here parivrtta refers to revolved janu means knee sirsa is head and asana means pose holding the pose requires full surrender to the side stretch by bringing the head to the knee and twisting the trunk upwards. While performing this pose the trunk is bent forward so the head touches the knee in the final posture and hence the name janu sirs asana.
After the 6 rounds of sun salutations sit down on the mat and stretch the legs out in dandasana and take a few breaths here. Keep the thighs together here. Inhaling lift the sides of your waist and the bottom of your belly.
Lift your hips just as you would in adho mukha svanasana downward facing dog pose.
These are the main preparatory poses that you need to perform before doing sirsasana. In janu sirsasana janu means knee sirsa refers to head and asana means pose. Exhaling bring your left leg into ardha padmasana or half lotus pose. Once you complete performing sirsasana make sure that you follow it with the asanas stated below.
