The Mountain

Sanskrit Name:	Parvatasana
Similar Pose Names:	easy arms up,easy shoulder stretch,sukhasana arms up
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Stretch, Chest Opener, Hip Opener, Seated & Floor, Seated, Object
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps, Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Psoas, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Base, Sacral Centre, Solar Plexus Centre, Throat Centre, Third Eye
Therapy:	Back Pain, Confidence Building, Poor Posture
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Pitta, Kapha

Sit in Lotus Pose (bend one leg and place it on opposite thigh. Bend other leg and place it on opposite thigh). Take both hands in front of body and interlock fingers. Exhale and while inhaling stretch arms over head, turning palms outwards. Stretch body up.

Flexibility in hips, spine and shoulders. Improve posture.

Pillow under buttocks. Back against wall. Hero pose. Perfect pose.

Knee injury.

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