Vinyala

Pose sheet

Om Pose

Oṃkārāsanaओंकारासन

Balance on your hands, one leg behind your neck, the other wrapped around an arm.

Open this pose in the 3D body

Steps

Support

Both palms and fingers; pelvis and feet off the floor.

Enter

  1. Sit in Daṇḍāsana with your legs extended.
  2. Draw your right leg toward your chest; open the knee outward.
  3. Place your right ankle behind your neck without pulling your neck.
  4. Wrap left leg around left arm; hook foot behind right elbow.
  5. Plant both palms; inhale and lift, straightening your elbows.

Hold

  1. Spread your fingers and distribute pressure across both palms.
  2. Keep your arms extended and your shoulders active.
  3. Lift your chest, leaning your torso slightly forward.
  4. Keep your head upright and your ankle behind your neck.

Exit

  1. Unhook your left foot; exhale and lower your sitting bones.
  2. Slowly release the leg behind your neck and extend both legs.
  3. Repeat with the sides reversed.
Breathing
Through your nose, without holds.
Gaze
Soft, at a fixed point in front of you.
Duration
4–6 breaths.

Adapt

Adaptations

  • Preparatory stage with foot groundedSupport yourself on both hands and your unhooked left foot.

Variations

  • Competition: fingers together and toes pointed.
  • Related: Chakorāsana, free leg extended and raised, without hooking.

Signals of effort

  • Body weight on both wrists.
  • One leg behind the neck.
  • Deep hip flexion and external rotation.