Purvottanasana - Revision history

Xenja at 08:23, 17 April 2026

2026-04-17T08:23:03Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:23, 17 April 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Purvottanasana, Heinz Grill 1992.jpg\|thumb\|Purvottanasana (inclined plane).]]		[[File:Purvottanasana, Heinz Grill 1992.jpg\|thumb\|Purvottanasana (inclined plane).]]

	'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".~~''''<nowiki/>~~''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.		'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.

	Purvottanasana is part of the first series in [[w:Ashtanga (Vinyasa) Yoga\|Ashtanga Yoga]] and of the basic series of Yoga Vidya.<ref>[https://www.ashtangayoga.info/ashtanga-yoga/primary-series-yoga-chikitsa-1/200411-purvottanasana-ronald-richard/ ''Pūrvottānāsana: Pose to stretch the front of the body.''] In: ''ashtangayoga.info.'' Retrieved 12 February 2026. </ref><ref> [https://wiki.yoga-vidya.de/Yoga_Vidya_Reihe#Purvottasana_-_Schiefe_Ebene_(Gegenstellung_in_der_Yoga_Vidya_Reihe) ''Yoga Vidya Grundreihe - Yoga Vidya Basic Series''] In:''wiki.yoga.vidya.de'' (German).</ref> Although it is not included in the so-called [[A:Rishikesh series\|Rishikesh series]] attributed to [[Swami Sivananda]], the inclined plane is often performed in the practice style of his tradition after [[Paschimottanasana]] the seated forward bend.		Purvottanasana is part of the first series in [[w:Ashtanga (Vinyasa) Yoga\|Ashtanga Yoga]] and of the basic series of Yoga Vidya.<ref>[https://www.ashtangayoga.info/ashtanga-yoga/primary-series-yoga-chikitsa-1/200411-purvottanasana-ronald-richard/ ''Pūrvottānāsana: Pose to stretch the front of the body.''] In: ''ashtangayoga.info.'' Retrieved 12 February 2026. </ref><ref> [https://wiki.yoga-vidya.de/Yoga_Vidya_Reihe#Purvottasana_-_Schiefe_Ebene_(Gegenstellung_in_der_Yoga_Vidya_Reihe) ''Yoga Vidya Grundreihe - Yoga Vidya Basic Series''] In:''wiki.yoga.vidya.de'' (German).</ref> Although it is not included in the so-called [[A:Rishikesh series\|Rishikesh series]] attributed to [[Swami Sivananda]], the inclined plane is often performed in the practice style of his tradition after [[Paschimottanasana]] the seated forward bend.

Xenja: /* Reports on healing effects */

2026-03-29T11:43:01Z

Reports on healing effects

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:43, 29 March 2026
Line 34:		Line 34:

	Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga Activity.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>		Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga Activity.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>
	[[~~index.php?title=~~File:Vasisthasana_B_-_Full_Side_Plank_with_Toe_Grip.jpg\|center\|thumb\|''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg.]]
			[[File:Vasisthasana_B_-_Full_Side_Plank_with_Toe_Grip.jpg\|center\|thumb\|''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg.]]

	==References==		==References==

Xenja at 11:42, 29 March 2026

2026-03-29T11:42:24Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:42, 29 March 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
			[[File:Purvottanasana, Heinz Grill 1992.jpg\|thumb\|Purvottanasana (inclined plane).]]

	'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".''''<nowiki/>''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.		'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".''''<nowiki/>''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.
Line 9:		Line 9:
	== Physical execution ==		== Physical execution ==

			[[File:Purvottanasana.png\|thumb\|Purvottanasana with fingers pointing to the feet and head held high.]]

	The starting position is sitting on the floor with your legs stretched out. The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center provides further instructions: "[…] and your palms flat on the floor behind you, fingers pointing away from the body. Lean back slightly on your hands." The hips are now raised up as high as possible and the feet are brought down flat on the floor.Legs are kept straight.<ref>The Sivananda Yoga Center: ''The Sivananda companion to yoga''. First Fireside Edition. Simon & Schuster, New York. p. 120 ISBN 0-684-87000-2.</ref>		The starting position is sitting on the floor with your legs stretched out. The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center provides further instructions: "[…] and your palms flat on the floor behind you, fingers pointing away from the body. Lean back slightly on your hands." The hips are now raised up as high as possible and the feet are brought down flat on the floor.Legs are kept straight.<ref>The Sivananda Yoga Center: ''The Sivananda companion to yoga''. First Fireside Edition. Simon & Schuster, New York. p. 120 ISBN 0-684-87000-2.</ref>
Line 33:		Line 34:

	Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga Activity.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>		Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga Activity.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>
			[[index.php?title=File:Vasisthasana_B_-_Full_Side_Plank_with_Toe_Grip.jpg\|center\|thumb\|''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg.]]


	==References==		==References==

Xenja at 11:36, 29 March 2026

2026-03-29T11:36:29Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:36, 29 March 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~[[File:Purvottanasana, Heinz Grill 1992.jpg\|thumb\|Purvottanasana (inclined plane).]]~~

	'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".''''<nowiki/>''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.		'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".''''<nowiki/>''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.
Line 9:		Line 9:
	== Physical execution ==		== Physical execution ==

	~~[[File:Purvottanasana.png\|thumb\|Purvottanasana with fingers pointing to the feet and head held high.]]~~

	The starting position is sitting on the floor with your legs stretched out. The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center provides further instructions: "[…] and your palms flat on the floor behind you, fingers pointing away from the body. Lean back slightly on your hands." The hips are now raised up as high as possible and the feet are brought down flat on the floor.Legs are kept straight.<ref>The Sivananda Yoga Center: ''The Sivananda companion to yoga''. First Fireside Edition. Simon & Schuster, New York. p. 120 ISBN 0-684-87000-2.</ref>		The starting position is sitting on the floor with your legs stretched out. The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center provides further instructions: "[…] and your palms flat on the floor behind you, fingers pointing away from the body. Lean back slightly on your hands." The hips are now raised up as high as possible and the feet are brought down flat on the floor.Legs are kept straight.<ref>The Sivananda Yoga Center: ''The Sivananda companion to yoga''. First Fireside Edition. Simon & Schuster, New York. p. 120 ISBN 0-684-87000-2.</ref>
Line 35:		Line 34:
	Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga Activity.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>		Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga Activity.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>

	~~[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|center\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg.]]~~

	==References==		==References==

Xenja at 11:33, 29 March 2026

2026-03-29T11:33:48Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:33, 29 March 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Purvottanasana, Heinz Grill 1992.jpg\|thumb\|Purvottanasana (inclined plane)]]		[[File:Purvottanasana, Heinz Grill 1992.jpg\|thumb\|Purvottanasana (inclined plane).]]

	'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".''''<nowiki/>''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.		'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".''''<nowiki/>''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.

Xenja: Xenja moved page User:Xenja/Purvottanasana to Purvottanasana without leaving a redirect

2026-03-29T11:33:25Z

Xenja moved page User:Xenja/Purvottanasana to Purvottanasana without leaving a redirect

← Older revision	Revision as of 13:33, 29 March 2026
(No difference)

Xenja at 11:32, 29 March 2026

2026-03-29T11:32:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:32, 29 March 2026
Line 33:		Line 33:
	B. K. S. Iyengar recounts the experience, that the posture strengthens the wrists and ankles.<ref> B.K.S. Iyengar: ''Light On Yoga'', HarperCollins ''Publishers'' India. p. 177.</ref> Erling Petersen mentions the improving effect on the breathing, as tension of the breathing muscles is eliminated.<ref>Erling Petersen: ''Yoga. Das große Übungsbuch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. - Yoga. The comprehensive exercise book for beginners and advanced practitioners.'' 3rd edition. 2001 (German). Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München. p. 239. ISBN 3-453-17963-3.</ref>		B. K. S. Iyengar recounts the experience, that the posture strengthens the wrists and ankles.<ref> B.K.S. Iyengar: ''Light On Yoga'', HarperCollins ''Publishers'' India. p. 177.</ref> Erling Petersen mentions the improving effect on the breathing, as tension of the breathing muscles is eliminated.<ref>Erling Petersen: ''Yoga. Das große Übungsbuch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. - Yoga. The comprehensive exercise book for beginners and advanced practitioners.'' 3rd edition. 2001 (German). Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München. p. 239. ISBN 3-453-17963-3.</ref>

	Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>		Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga Activity.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>

	[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|center\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg.]]		[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|center\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg.]]

	==References==		==References==

Xenja: /* Reports on healing effects */

2026-03-29T11:29:30Z

Reports on healing effects

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:29, 29 March 2026
Line 35:		Line 35:
	Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>		Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>

	[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|center\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg]]		[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|center\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg.]]

	==References==		==References==

Xenja: /* Reports on healing effects */

2026-03-29T11:28:44Z

Reports on healing effects

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:28, 29 March 2026
Line 30:		Line 30:

	== Reports on healing effects ==		== Reports on healing effects ==

	~~[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg]]~~

	B. K. S. Iyengar recounts the experience, that the posture strengthens the wrists and ankles.<ref> B.K.S. Iyengar: ''Light On Yoga'', HarperCollins ''Publishers'' India. p. 177.</ref> Erling Petersen mentions the improving effect on the breathing, as tension of the breathing muscles is eliminated.<ref>Erling Petersen: ''Yoga. Das große Übungsbuch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. - Yoga. The comprehensive exercise book for beginners and advanced practitioners.'' 3rd edition. 2001 (German). Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München. p. 239. ISBN 3-453-17963-3.</ref>		B. K. S. Iyengar recounts the experience, that the posture strengthens the wrists and ankles.<ref> B.K.S. Iyengar: ''Light On Yoga'', HarperCollins ''Publishers'' India. p. 177.</ref> Erling Petersen mentions the improving effect on the breathing, as tension of the breathing muscles is eliminated.<ref>Erling Petersen: ''Yoga. Das große Übungsbuch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. - Yoga. The comprehensive exercise book for beginners and advanced practitioners.'' 3rd edition. 2001 (German). Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München. p. 239. ISBN 3-453-17963-3.</ref>

	Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>		Heinz Grill indicates the strengthening effect on the muscular system but also emphasizes the strengthening of the nervous system. This strengthening occurs because the practitioner deliberately and consciously rises above the body’s sensations of heaviness. "By rising above the body’s states, the practitioner experiences themselves in the immediacy of potential acts of will."<ref> Heinz Grill: ''Das große Buch der Heilkraft durch Yogaaktivität - The Great Book of Healing Through Yoga.'' 4th fully revised edition. 2025 (German). Stephan Wunderlich Verlag, Sigmaringen. p. 56. ISBN: 978-3-948803-19-3.</ref>

			[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|center\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg]]

	==References==		==References==

Xenja at 11:27, 29 March 2026

2026-03-29T11:27:29Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:27, 29 March 2026
Line 31:		Line 31:
	== Reports on healing effects ==		== Reports on healing effects ==

	[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg]]		[[File:Vasisthasana B - Full Side Plank with Toe Grip.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Variation - ''Vashistasana'' - Side Plank with an ascending leg]]

	B. K. S. Iyengar recounts the experience, that the posture strengthens the wrists and ankles.<ref> B.K.S. Iyengar: ''Light On Yoga'', HarperCollins ''Publishers'' India. p. 177.</ref> Erling Petersen mentions the improving effect on the breathing, as tension of the breathing muscles is eliminated.<ref>Erling Petersen: ''Yoga. Das große Übungsbuch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. - Yoga. The comprehensive exercise book for beginners and advanced practitioners.'' 3rd edition. 2001 (German). Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München. p. 239. ISBN 3-453-17963-3.</ref>		B. K. S. Iyengar recounts the experience, that the posture strengthens the wrists and ankles.<ref> B.K.S. Iyengar: ''Light On Yoga'', HarperCollins ''Publishers'' India. p. 177.</ref> Erling Petersen mentions the improving effect on the breathing, as tension of the breathing muscles is eliminated.<ref>Erling Petersen: ''Yoga. Das große Übungsbuch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. - Yoga. The comprehensive exercise book for beginners and advanced practitioners.'' 3rd edition. 2001 (German). Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München. p. 239. ISBN 3-453-17963-3.</ref>

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:23, 17 April 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Purvottanasana, Heinz Grill 1992.jpg\|thumb\|Purvottanasana (inclined plane).]]		[[File:Purvottanasana, Heinz Grill 1992.jpg\|thumb\|Purvottanasana (inclined plane).]]

	'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".~~''''<nowiki/>~~''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.		'''Purvottanasana''' (Sanskrit पूर्वोत्तानासन, [[w:International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]] ''pūrvottānāsana''), English '''inclined plane''', is an [[exercise]] in yoga. Depending on the type of yoga, it is also referred to as reverse plank, inverted plank or front body stretch. The Sanskrit name ''pūrvottānāsana'' is formed from the words ''pūrva'' "east"<ref>[https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=pUrvA&dir=au ''Search results for "pUrvA".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc''. Retrieved 20 February 2026.</ref>, ''uttāna'' "stretched out"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=uttana&dir=au ''Search results for "uttAna".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> and ''āsana'' "seat"<ref>[https://learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Asana&dir=es ''Search results for "Asana".''] In: ''learnsanskrit.cc.'' Retrieved 29 March 2026.</ref> or more generally translated as "posture". It can be literally translated as "posture of the intense expansion of the east". According to Indian tradition, the east refers to the front of the body.

	Purvottanasana is part of the first series in [[w:Ashtanga (Vinyasa) Yoga\|Ashtanga Yoga]] and of the basic series of Yoga Vidya.<ref>[https://www.ashtangayoga.info/ashtanga-yoga/primary-series-yoga-chikitsa-1/200411-purvottanasana-ronald-richard/ ''Pūrvottānāsana: Pose to stretch the front of the body.''] In: ''ashtangayoga.info.'' Retrieved 12 February 2026. </ref><ref> [https://wiki.yoga-vidya.de/Yoga_Vidya_Reihe#Purvottasana_-_Schiefe_Ebene_(Gegenstellung_in_der_Yoga_Vidya_Reihe) ''Yoga Vidya Grundreihe - Yoga Vidya Basic Series''] In:''wiki.yoga.vidya.de'' (German).</ref> Although it is not included in the so-called [[A:Rishikesh series\|Rishikesh series]] attributed to [[Swami Sivananda]], the inclined plane is often performed in the practice style of his tradition after [[Paschimottanasana]] the seated forward bend.		Purvottanasana is part of the first series in [[w:Ashtanga (Vinyasa) Yoga\|Ashtanga Yoga]] and of the basic series of Yoga Vidya.<ref>[https://www.ashtangayoga.info/ashtanga-yoga/primary-series-yoga-chikitsa-1/200411-purvottanasana-ronald-richard/ ''Pūrvottānāsana: Pose to stretch the front of the body.''] In: ''ashtangayoga.info.'' Retrieved 12 February 2026. </ref><ref> [https://wiki.yoga-vidya.de/Yoga_Vidya_Reihe#Purvottasana_-_Schiefe_Ebene_(Gegenstellung_in_der_Yoga_Vidya_Reihe) ''Yoga Vidya Grundreihe - Yoga Vidya Basic Series''] In:''wiki.yoga.vidya.de'' (German).</ref> Although it is not included in the so-called [[A:Rishikesh series\|Rishikesh series]] attributed to [[Swami Sivananda]], the inclined plane is often performed in the practice style of his tradition after [[Paschimottanasana]] the seated forward bend.