[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/guided-yoga-extended-wide-squat-and-open-revolved-extended-side-angle-pose\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/guided-yoga-extended-wide-squat-and-open-revolved-extended-side-angle-pose\/","headline":"Guided Yoga: Extended wide squat and Open revolved extended side angle poses","name":"Guided Yoga: Extended wide squat and Open revolved extended side angle poses","description":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span> Extended wide squat and Open revolved extended side angle pose help stimulate and cleanse the organs. Try these poses with Guided Yoga from Youveda.","datePublished":"2018-05-14","dateModified":"2020-05-11","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/author\/lmazzilli\/#Person","name":"Test Do not deliver","url":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/author\/lmazzilli\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f7f6dd01e17080268fa73cda443c47bd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f7f6dd01e17080268fa73cda443c47bd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"YouVeda","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/youveda_logo.png","url":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/youveda_logo.png","width":190,"height":51}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Open-revolved-extended-side-angle-pose.png","url":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Open-revolved-extended-side-angle-pose.png","height":498,"width":498},"url":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/guided-yoga-extended-wide-squat-and-open-revolved-extended-side-angle-pose\/","about":["Guided Yoga","Knowledge Center"],"wordCount":425,"articleBody":"Reading Time:  2 minutesTwo poses for today are:\u00a0 Extended wide squat and Open revolved extended side angle posesExtended wide squat and Open revolved extended side angle posesExtended Wide SquatStand with your feet slightly wider than your hips.Bend your knees, and lower your hips down toward the ground. If your heels don&#8217;t touch the ground, roll up a towel or the back of your mat and place it under your heels for support.Bring your palms together at your heart center, and firmly press your elbows against the inside of your knees. This will help to open your hips even further.Work on shifting weight into your heels and lengthening the crown of your head up toward the ceiling.Hold the pose for five deep breaths or as long as you&#8217;d like.Open revolved extended side angle poseThe Sanskrit names of twists, or revolved poses,\u00a0have the word\u00a0parivrrta\u00a0in front. In a\u00a0classic\u00a0Extended Side Angle Pose\u00a0(Utthita Parsvakonasana), if the right foot is forward, the right hand is also forward. In Revolved Side Angle, when the right foot is forward, it&#8217;s the left hand that goes with it. This changes the direction of your twist, which is where the revolved part comes in. This pose is part of the primary series of Ashtanga yoga and it is seen in other styles as well.StepsFrom\u00a0Downward Facing Dog, bring your left foot forward to the inside your left hand. Your toes should be in line with your fingers.Bend your left knee so that your calf and thigh make a right angle with your thigh parallel to the floor.Pivot on the ball of your right foot to drop your right heel down to the floor.Flatten the right hand to the floor under your right shoulder.Draw your belly button toward your spine as you twist your torso toward your left knee, opening the chest and stacking the right shoulder on top of the left.Lift your left arm up toward the ceiling.\u00a0Bring your gaze up to the left hand.Stay in the twist for three to five breaths. Step back to downward dog and then do the pose with the right foot forward.BenefitsThis pose strengthens and stretches legs, groin, hamstrings. It opens the chest and shoulders.Revolved poses are traditionally believed to help stimulate and cleanse the organs and promote good circulation and range of motion.Many people find that these poses help relieve stress and they may help reduce back pain."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Guided Yoga: Extended wide squat and Open revolved extended side angle poses","item":"https:\/\/www.youveda.com\/guided-yoga-extended-wide-squat-and-open-revolved-extended-side-angle-pose\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]