
22/08/2025
✨ Camatkarasana (Wild Thing) ✨
Camatkarasana - Wild Thing - is a posture of radiant openness. It's name evokes the soul’s ecstatic unfolding, and the shape itself reflects this spirit - the heart blossoming toward the heavens, the body arching into freedom, strength, and vulnerability.
Emerging from downward dog or side plank, Wild Thing is a turning point, a leap into trust. One hand and one foot root firmly into the earth, while the rest of the body arcs upward in a gesture of devotion and joy. Like the goddesses who dance creation into being, Camatkarasana invites us to embody both wildness and grace, to discover freedom within form.
Like Balasana, this posture draws our drishti inward, yet here the gaze shines through the heart - an invitation to celebrate openness, welcome sensation, and embrace the fullness of life.
Specifically this asana:
🌟 Expands the chest, lungs, and heart space, encouraging deeper breath and vitality
🌟 Strengthens the arms, shoulders, and upper back while releasing the front body
🌟 Opens the hip flexors, countering the effects of long sitting or contraction
🌟 Supports emotional release, offering a sense of courage, playfulness, and renewal
🌟 Awakens creativity and self-expression, connecting us to the joy of being embodied
Camatkarasana is not just a shape, it's a celebration, a wild offering of the heart, reminding us that when we ground deeply, we can open ecstatically.