Yoga is ancient, but the craze for it has been newly created by the age of fitness where every single individual now embraces different techniques in making their body a desirable one. In this endless struggle for trends and styles, the rampant health issues have also taken their toll on every individual and that is why yoga has been a household name for the last couple of years and more. Usually slow and collected, Yoga can be performed within the confines of your room suiting your comfort, time and ability. In this article, we talk about just one of the branches of Yoga, commonly known as Jathara Parivartanasana. Even though the name may give you an impression that it’s a fierce pose, it necessarily isn’t.

The first Asana introduced to the beginners of Yoga is the Jathara Parivartanasana, popularly known as the Abdominal Twist Pose. This asana is especially targeted at toning the hips, upper thighs and the abdomen and its sides. By regularly practicing this asana, the spine will eventually become flexible. The word Jathara Parivartanasana has been sourced from Sanskrit where Jathara means “abdomen” while Parivarta means “circulated or looped,” and Asana means “posture.” A yoga pose is said to be most effective when it can bring maximum benefit to your body with minimum risk, and Jathara Parivartanasana does just that.

Jathara Parivartanasana (Revolved Abdomen Pose):

First of all, to be able to do this pose effectively, you would need to have a solid core and should be very precise with the movement. This particular pose should be practiced either in the presence of certified yoga teacher or with some credible help as the posture needs legs leverage and that might cause imbalance in the neck, spine, lower back or the hips, if not performed properly. There are chances that you may end up with a steady hamstring pull, a sprain condition. So, we should maintain extreme care while practicing this yoga posture. There are mainly two commonly practiced versions of Jathara Parivrtiti, and in both of them, we try to keep both the knees bent and together, or else we keep one knee bent and another leg straight. In this version of the pose, Jathara Parivartanasana works excellent for rotating the spine and stretching the muscles of the lower back. You can target the upper back, shoulders, and neck by changing the movement of your arms. Likewise, if you change leg position and movement, you can work with abductors, rotators, hip flexors, and hamstrings.