10/22/2025
Look at YOU, Jill Browne !! Do you remember what year this was?
Urdhva Dhanurasana is an advanced back-bending yoga pose that strengthens the spine, legs, and arms, while stretching the chest, shoulders, and abdomen. It is an energizing pose that can help relieve stress and anxiety, improve lung capacity, and promote a sense of radiance, but it should be avoided by those with certain injuries or conditions like high blood pressure or glaucoma. 🌞
Meaning: The name "Urdhva Dhanurasana" literally means "upward-facing bow pose". 🌞
Components: It combines the Sanskrit words urdhva (upward) and dhanu (bow). 🌞
Symbolism: The pose is also called Wheel Pose (Chakrasana), which is symbolic of the wheel's representation of cycles and movement in various cultures. 🌞
Physical Form: In the pose, the body arches into a shape that resembles a bow or a wheel, with the chest and hips open. 🌞
The Wall Ropes helps to make this pose much more accessible for the Student to learn the functional movement, energetic undertones and biomechanics of the pose = Asanas & MORE Yoga 🧘♀️ because Yoga IS so much MORE than asana.