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Revolved Fire Log Pose

Parivṛtta Agnistambhāsanaपरिवृत्त अग्निस्तम्भासन

Sit with stacked shins and rotate your torso, one hand supporting behind.

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Steps

Support

Both sitting bones, lower leg, and supporting back hand.

Enter

Sit and bend your left leg in front of you.
Stack your right shin: place each ankle beside the opposite knee.
Inhale, flex both feet, and lengthen your spine.
Place your right hand behind, left hand on your right knee.
Exhale and turn your torso and head to the right.

Hold

Keep both sitting bones grounded and your chest upright.
Keep your shins parallel and your feet active.
Rotate through your torso; avoid pulling on your knee.

Exit

Inhale back to center; release your hands.
Uncross your legs and slowly straighten them.
Reverse the leg stack and repeat, turning left.

Breathing: Inhale to lengthen; exhale to rotate. Keep breathing.
Gaze: Over the shoulder on the twisting side.
Duration: 3–6 breaths per side.

Adapt

Adaptations

Raised seatSit on a folded blanket with both sitting bones grounded.
Supported kneePlace a blanket or block beneath the unsupported upper knee.
Lower foot drawn backBring your lower foot closer to the opposite hip.
Simple leg crossingCross your shins without stacking them; add a gentle twist.

Variations

Prayer-hands variation: prayer hands, lower leg straight, elbow on the crossed foot.

Signals of effort

Both hips flexed and externally rotated.
Both knees bent, with the shins stacked.
Trunk rotation over a seated base.
Some weight on the extended back wrist.