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Krounchasana (Heron) – Overview

Asana Digest Overview

Pose

Krounchasana (Heron)

Objective

Become knowledgeable about the pose and review detailed teaching considerations.

Description

Explain the Sanskrit naming; associated benefits and typical effects; cautions & contraindications; practicing the pose; and more teaching considerations.

Prerequisite Knowledge

The focus of Asana Digests is teaching specific poses. This support presumes you’re aware of the groundwork and teaching support here: Asana Category – Forward Bending & Hip Stretching.

Poses Overview

Krounchasana

krouncha” = heron
Heron Pose

Heart of Pose

Forward Bend

Notes

  • The raised leg is said to resemble the neck and head of a heron.
  • Similar to Tiriang Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana (Three-Limbed Forward Bend) but in a different relationship to gravity.
  • Krouncha is also the name of a mountain, said to be the grandson of Himalaya and to have been pierced by Kartikeya, the god of war, and by Parasurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. – B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Yoga 1975 p 112

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