Yoga Study Pose by Pose

 1/2/2025 This is my first entry, and I expect it to be clunky and awkward.  Hopefully, as I keep at it, entries will become smoother (along with my yoga practice). Today’s pose is the Jathara Parivartanasana (AKA revolved abdomen pose).  In Sanskrit, jathara refers to the belly or stomach, parivartana refers to changing (one’s form), and asana is, of course, a body posture for meditation or yoga.   This asana is said to  -help aid proper digestion -strengthen ab and oblique muscles -stretch the glutes, hamstrings, and calves -increase flexibility of the spine Also, in more esoteric terms, the awareness of the body is at the navel, which is agni (the element of fire), and the jatharagni (digestive fire) is stimulated via this pose along with the Manipura (solar plexus or navel) chakra – the balance point in the spiritual body, governing self-confidence and transformation, usually depicted as yellow.  [note to self: do a separate ent...