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SHALABHASANALocust Poses

Ardha ShalabhasanaParipurna

ShalabasanaPurna Shalabhasana

Shalabhasana(Bikram Series)Shalabhasana

SalambaShalabhasana

ViparitaShalabhasana I

ViparitaShalabhasana II

ViparitaShalabhasana III

Vistritahastapadachakrasana

This gentle-seeming asana is a backbend and back strengthener. The position ofthe arms, and whether or not the legs are lifted, moves the area of the back beingworked at any given time.

Ardha ShalabhasanaHalf Locust Variations

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Yogini Unknown Demonstrated byAnna "Amba" Winkler

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Yoga Mind and BodybyInternationalSivananda YogaVedanta Centers1998 DK Publishing;ISBN: 078943301X

Paripurna or Purna ShalabasanaPerfect or Full Locust Pose


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We hope youenjoypreviousAsana of theMoment,featuring oneof the manytalentedyogis fromtheFederazioneKriya YogainItaly.

This photo ofPuripuna

Shalabhasana is from thebeautiful LeMeraviglioseimmaginidello Yoga byLisettaLandoni(ISBN 88-900607-00)and offeredhere with her

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PurnaShalabhasanaDemonstrate

d by SummerCooke

Bikram Yoga

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Salamba ShalabhasanaSupported Locust Pose


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SalambaShalabhasanaDemonstrated byDonna Farhi

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Shalabasana Low Variation I

Demonstrated byMarne Semick

Forrest Yoga Circle

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Yoga Journal, December, 2000

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Viparita Shalabhasana ILocust (Variation I)

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Viparita Shalabhasana IDemonstrated byAnna Azrieli

OM yoga centerCindy Lee, Director135 West 14th street, 2nd FloorNew York, NY 10011Tel: 212-229-0267

"Viparita" means reverse, opposite orinverted. Shalabha is a locust. Thestretch in this asana is more intense thanin Gandha Bherundasana and the

movements are converse to those inHalasana.

Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipikaby B.K.S. Iyengar

1966 George Allen & Unwin Publishters, Ltd.;ISBN 0-8052-1031-8

ReverseLocustPose II

Also known as "Vistritahastapadachakrasana" or Heels-on-Head Wheel Pose.

Viparita Shalabhasana II

Demonstrated by Anna "Amba" Winkler

International Sivananda Yoga VedantaCenters

Yoga Mind and BodybyInternational Sivananda Yoga VedantaCenters1998 DK Publishing; ISBN: 078943301X

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Pose III

Viparita Shalabhasana III

Demonstrated byB.K.S. Iyengar

Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipikaby B.K.S. Iyengar

1966 George Allen & UnwinPublishters, Ltd.;ISBN 0-8052-1031-8

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