Parivrtta means revolved, turned round or back. Parsva means side or
flank. Kona is an angle. This is the revolving lateral angle posture.

Technique

Stand in Tadasana.

Take a deep inhalation, and with a jump spread the legs apart
sideways 4 to 4 and half feet. Raise the arms sideways in line with the
shoulders, palms down.

· Turn the right foot sideways 90 degrees to the right and the left
foot 6o degrees to the right, keeping the left leg stretched out and
tightened at the knee. Bend the right leg at the knee until the thigh
and the calf form a right angle and the right thigh is parallel to the
floor.

Exhale, and rotate the trunk and the left leg so as to bring the
left arm over the right knee. Rest the left armpit on the outer side
of the right knee, and place the left palm on the floor by the outer
side of the right foot.

Give a good twist to the spine (to the right), turn the trunk and
bring the right arm over the right ear and
gaze up at the outstretched right arm. Keep the left knee tight
throughout.

Hold this pose from half a minute to a minute, breathing deeply
and evenly. Inhale, and lift the left palm from the floor. Raise the
trunk and come back to position 2, by straightening the right leg and
raising the arms

Continue with exhalation on the left side, as in positions 3 to 5,
reversing all processes.

In all cases where the movements are done first on one side and
then on the other the time taken should be the same in each case.
This general rule applies here.

Effects

This pose being a more intensified one than Parivrtta Trikonasana
has a greater effect. The hamstrings, however, are not
stretched as much as in Parivrtta Trikonasana. The abdominal organs
are more contracted and that aids digestion. The blood circulates
well round the abdominal organs and the spinal column, and they are
thus rejuvenated. The asana helps to remove waste matter from the
colon without strain.