The Viparita Virabhadrasana, also known as Reverse Warrior Pose, stretches your groins, hips, obliques, and opens your heart and throat chakras. The expert believes that practicing this pose can release tension in the muscles around the ribs to create a deeper, freer breath. It energizes the body and improves self-esteem and perseverance.

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🧘‍♂️ Information:👉

1️⃣ Known as:👉 Viparita Virabhadrasana, Reverse Warrior Pose, Urdhva Virabhadrasana, Peaceful Warrior Pose

2️⃣ Sanskrit name:👉 विपरीत वीरभद्रासन

3️⃣ IAST:👉 Viparīta Vīrabhadrāsana

4️⃣ Pronunciation:👉 VIP-uh-REE-tuh veer-uh-buh-DRAHS-uh-nuh

5️⃣ Type:👉 Standing, back-band, side-bending, balance

6️⃣ Level:👉 Beginner

7️⃣ Focus:👉 Neck, shoulder, knees, hip flexors, pelvic muscles, thighs, glutes, hamstring, lower back

8️⃣ Total time:👉 30 to 60 seconds

9️⃣ Drishti:👉 Urdhva or Antara Drishti (up to the sky)

🔟 Chakra:👉 Manipura Chakra, Swadisthana Chakra, Muladhara Chakra

💡 Indications:👉 Respiration, stress, anxiety, depression, cortisol

💡 Counterposes:👉 Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose), Prosarita Padotanasana (Wide-legged Forward Fold Pose), Uttanasana (Standing Forward Fold Pose)

💡 Preparatory poses:👉 Virabhadrasana II (Warrior Pose II), Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose), Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana (Revolved Head-to-knee Pose)

💡 Follow-up pose:👉 Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose), Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana (Seated Compass Pose), Anjaneyasana (Monkey Lunge Pose)

💡 Contraindications:👉 High blood pressure or low blood pressure, vertigo, dizziness, migraine, or headache, diarrhea, knee arthritis, cervical spondylitis, slip disc, disc bulge, herniated disc