Refining Paryankasana

Blog-Refining Paryankasana

Kathy Cook

Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher

Chest Opening & Inverted Forward Extensions

This practice cultivates an open heart. Working step-by-step into Paryankasana, you’ll bring sensitivity and awareness to your sternum, lungs, abdomen, and the entire organic body.

Balanced breathing nourishes the chest and quiets the inner space, helping you stay centered and receptive.

We then balance the back-opening with forward extensions in an inverted state, ending in Nirlamba Sarvangasana—a pose that steadies the nerves, sharpens attention, and uplifts the body with quiet strength.

Move slowly. Observe the actions with humility and patience. This posture can be refined over many years.

Enjoy your practice.

This sequence includes:

Forward Virasana

Adho Mukha Savasana

Halasana

Chakrasana

Nirlamba Sarvangasana

Halasana

Chakrasana

Adho Mukha Savasana

Forward Virasana

Savasana

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